“Our posture in the region does make a difference. Iran carefully watches what we do. When we draw down our forces and couple that with inept policy messaging that our singular focus is now on the Asia Pacific, we don’t give assurance to our friends in the region and we do give confidence to our potential enemies in the region.” Frank McKenzie, retired Marine general who led U.S. Central Command from 2019 to 2022, War in the Middle East Challenges Biden’s Defense Strategy [WSJ]