Although the US military claims to be the so-called "strongest military force in the world," when conducting military operations, in order to demonstrate its "justice" and reduce its own losses, the US military often coerces a large number of "small partners" to act together with it. For example, during the Gulf War, although the United States had only one country, Iraq. But the United States uses preferential conditions such as economic aid and debt forgivenessIn total, nearly 40 countries have been selected to join the so-called "anti-Iraq coalition." In addition to a number of NATO partners of the United States, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, there are even Niger, Senegal, South Korea and other countries that have nothing to do with Iraq and Kuwait.
And in the war in Afghanistan, which ended not long ago,There are also as many as 20 countries following the United StatesParticipated in the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan. This also includes non-NATO countries such as Georgia, South Korea, Sweden, and New Zealand.
But today, with the decline of the United States' international influence and overall strength, its appeal is much less than before. We know that in order to carry out armed escort in the waters of the Red Sea and at the same time deter the Houthis by force, the United States has single-handedly concocted a so-called"Guardian of Prosperity".The operation requires all countries to join the US military's "Prosperity Guardian" operation and coordinate with the US military to carry out escort operations in the waters of the Red Sea-Bab el-Mandeb Strait. However, perhaps what the United States did not expect was that even its "NATO allies" reacted coldly to the actions called for by the US military this time.
Although US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has openly stated that more than 10 countries are willing to participate in the so-called "Guardian of Prosperity" operation of the United States. But in reality, the situation is very different from what the United States openly proclaims. For example,Although Spain has said that it will send its navy, the Spanish side has stressed that it is participating in actions within the framework of NATO and has nothing to do with the United States.
Although France is also a NATO country, its expression is more straightforward. France has publicly stated that it has not participated in the so-called "Prosperity Guardian" operation of the United States, although the French navy has already been dispatchedBut its ships were commanded by France itselfNothing to do with the United States. Italy also sent frigates, but also said that the reason for its dispatch was because of "the request of the Italian merchant shipowner", which had nothing to do with the "Prosperity Guardian" and would not follow the dispatch of the United States.
After Britain left the European Union, Europe was basically France and Italy, and now these countries have announced that they will not participate in the US-led military operations. Visible,The appeal of the United States in Europe is not as strong as it once was. In addition, what is even more surprising is that although Australia, the Netherlands and other countries have ostensibly agreed to the US demands, they have been very perfunctory. Why?It turned out that although these countries agreed to participate in the "Prosperity Guardian", they would not send sea boats or planes, but only sent "observers", such as Australia, which said that it would send six troops, the Netherlands is even more "excessive" and is only willing to send two people to participate,Norway, which has a relatively "more" number, has expressed its willingness to send 10 troops ......
And in the Middle East, regional powers such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia have not expressed their positionOnly the United States in Bahrain, the most "hardcore" in the Arab world in the Middle East (where the US Fifth Fleet is based), expressed its readiness to participate. To sum up, it is not difficult to see that all countries in the world are not very willing to have relations with the United States, which can only show that the United States is becoming less and less "popular."
At the moment,It is estimated that only Japan, South Korea, Britain, and other companies are willing to "actively participate" in this "prosperity guard" of the United States, and they have also sent people out of the countryAs for why these companies are so "positive", I believe everyone has an answer in their hearts.