Maybe this is part of an under the table deal with the Saudis and surrounding nations for our continuted military access in the ME.
It's just the millineum way of getting around a Treaty that the Senate would have to approve?
JMO, there seems to be a "family feud", for a lack of a better term, between the saudi's and the UAE.
The saudi's kicked the US military out, while the UAE is welcoming to the US military.
BTW, guess who is a major stockholder in Fox news, a saudi prince, and Fox news has been pushing this story, big time.