Zbigniew Brzezinski told reporters in Washington Wednesday that he believes the “severely stretched” US forces fighting the war on terror have done their job well. “In a country of 25 million people with only 130,000 US troops, the military is by and large doing a good job,” said the former national security advisor. Brzezinski also found it remarkable that only about one-third of US troops are serving in a combat role in Iraq.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.