U.S. military cuts budget, pulls one carrier group from Middle East
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com ABU DHABI — In late 2012, the U.S. Navy reduced its presence in the Gulf. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the Navy would operate one rather than two aircraft carrier groups in the region over the next few months. Panetta, the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Kuwait in nearly […]