The same officials also stressed that Esper is mulling significant cuts in the Middle East, lowering troops from 5,000 to 2,500 in Iraq and withdrawing about 4,000 of the nearly 12,000 troops in Afghanistan.
Isla saraakiishan ayaa sidoo kale carrabka ku adkeeysay in Esper uu ka fikirayo in dhimis weyn lagu sameeyo Bariga Dhexe, taas oo hoos loogu dhigayo ciidamo gaadhaya 5,000 oo laga dhigayo 2,500 oo ku sugan Iraq iyo kala bixitaankka 4,000 oo kamid ah dhow 12,000 oo askari ee ku sugan Afghanistan.