That's a heck of a euphemism for the US abandoning their bases.

How are they gonna do the r*ping part of the job remotely?

Pretty sure this is called using human shields. Random hotel guests are now unknowingly sleeping in military command centres.

If they really carry out war operations from civilian hotels and office buildings, that is a huge war crime. It's telling that the NYT doesn't mention this and I have heard nothing of it in European media.