Middle East, Africa Commanders Discuss Terror Threats

Although there is no country or group in Africa and the Middle East that poses an existential threat to the United States, that doesn't mean America can withdraw from the regions. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr., the commander of U.S. Central Command, and Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, told the House Armed Services Committee that terror groups in Africa and the Middle East pose threats regionally, and some have the desire to expand globally. Quick Response Marines and Moroccan soldiers rehearse a quick response force mission in Morocco, Feb. 26, 2020. SHARE IMAGE: var addthis_config = { data_use_flash: false, data_use_cookies: false, ui_508_compli...