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The case for pulling US forces back from the first island chain

Original: The case for pulling US military back from the first island chain

An argument is being made that the United States should draw back its military posture from the first island chain, the arc of islands running from Japan through Taiwan and the Philippines toward Southeast Asia. The reasoning rests on the idea that forward-deployed forces along that line are increasingly exposed and costly to defend, and that a more dispersed or rearward positioning could better deter China while reducing vulnerability in a potential conflict.

Why now: Ongoing debate over US military strategy toward China and Taiwan has put forward-deployment questions back on the agenda.

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