The US is leaving Iraq. That much equipment and personnel is estimated to take at least another year to withdraw (think how long it took to get it all there). They will probably been Afghanistan for a very long time, but so long as Bahrain and Qatar continue to host US bases, there is little need for a significant presence in Iraq. After all it's all about the flow of oil from the Gulf. The US is highly unlikely to put troops of any sort in Libya. Public opinion is adamantly against it, and US actions thus far indicate no reason to think Obama will not pursue his stated policy. The US strategic interests in Libya are very limited, as the US gets its oil from elsewhere. It has no bases there, and it neither needs Libyan oil nor bases in Libya to achieve its global strategic objectives. For any North African interests, Morocco has been more than obliging and Egypt is highly likely to continue to be obliging given the Egyptian military's longstanding ties to the US.
Other Western countries, particularly the UK and France, have stated an interest in putting troops there, but then they have strategic interests in Libya. My sense is that the US would offer is allies some logistical assistance, but no much beyond that.
The US is leaving Iraq. That much equipment and personnel is estimated to take at least another year to withdraw (think how long it took to get it all there). They will probably been Afghanistan for a very long time, but so long as Bahrain and Qatar continue to host US bases, there is little need for a significant presence in Iraq. After all it's all about the flow of oil from the Gulf. The US is highly unlikely to put troops of any sort in Libya. Public opinion is adamantly against it, and US actions thus far indicate no reason to think Obama will not pursue his stated policy. The US strategic interests in Libya are very limited, as the US gets its oil from elsewhere. It has no bases there, and it neither needs Libyan oil nor bases in Libya to achieve its global strategic objectives. For any North African interests, Morocco has been more than obliging and Egypt is highly likely to continue to be obliging given the Egyptian military's longstanding ties to the US.
Other Western countries, particularly the UK and France, have stated an interest in putting troops there, but then they have strategic interests in Libya. My sense is that the US would offer is allies some logistical assistance, but no much beyond that.