{"id":58784,"date":"2021-01-20T02:29:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T02:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/20\/macron-calls-on-biden-for-greater-us-military-involvement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:51:26","slug":"macron-calls-on-biden-for-greater-us-military-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2021\/01\/20\/macron-calls-on-biden-for-greater-us-military-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron calls on Biden for greater US military involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BREST, France \u2014 French President Emmanuel Macron hoped on Tuesday that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will show a greater military commitment to fight against Islamic extremists in several theaters of conflict and especially in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron, who made his New Year\u2019s speech to the French military in Brest, in western France, said \u201cI am certain that in the coming weeks, the new administration (Biden) will need to make key decisions that will mark a greater commitment and awareness in the fight against terrorism\u201d in Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/10\/22\/us-nato-allies-still-short-on-defense-spending-targets\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1186404373.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US NATO allies still short on defense spending targets<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">NATO allies have increased defense spending for a sixth consecutive year, but most still fall short of the 2024 target of 2 percent GDP.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron stressed that France has maintained its efforts to fight against the Islamic State group in the region. About 900 French troops are currently taking part in the U.S.-led international coalition. The Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier will rejoin the operation in the coming months, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also called for the United States to get more involved in multilateral defense cooperation. Biden, whose inauguration is scheduled for Wednesday, has pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/10\/22\/us-nato-allies-still-short-on-defense-spending-targets\/\" target=_blank>restore U.S. relations with allies and the NATO alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Trump administration, the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan has been reduced to about 2,500 and American forces in Iraq have been cut in recent months to reach about the same level.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/03\/20\/france-a-european-army-would-help-not-hurt-us-troops\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-159888255.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">France: A European army would help \u2014 not threaten \u2014 US troops<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cWe need to step up to help without waiting for the US to always foot the bill,\u201d the French armed forces minister said Monday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his speech, Macron also suggested he is considering a partial troop pullout in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/29\/allies-worry-as-us-ponders-cutting-military-forces-in-africa\/\" target=_blank>Africa\u2019s Sahel region<\/a>, an \u201cadjustment\u201d he presented as a consequence of successes achieved by French forces last year and an expected greater involvement of other European countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Macron said he will make announcements at a summit next month in Chad\u2019s capital, N\u2019Djamena. 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