...”do we want to protect a critical worldwide commodity..”
Does Great Britain want to protect it? Does Australia? Does Mexico? Does Canada? Does Ireland? Does France? Sweden? So many others?
Is there silence from everyone else while who knows who tries to get President Trump involved in war?
The Sauds need to protect themselves...
Cedar, do any one of those little tiny nation states have the capability to do so?
The USA is the worlds lone Super Power. No other nation has even remotely anything close to our capability. I do not condone W’s fruitless attempts at Nation Building in our image. That was a major mistake.
However, the USA does have a role to play in our world whether you like it or not. And, the stability of the worldwide flow of trade is a critical role only the USA is capable of fulfilling.
There is no other country or countries collectively even remotely capable of doing so.
Without our countries involvement in the security of free transport of goods worldwide the prices of goods and commodities would sky rocket out of control.
Especially, the price of fuel. The most critical of all worldwide commodities. Vital to everyone on earth.
There are certain, limited areas where we must step in. Oil is one of them.
Unless you don’t mind a worldwide recession and a return to primitive times.
While I understand peoples desire to not get involved in the affairs of others under any circumstances. And, in many cases I agree. There are some things that require our involvement if we don’t wish for the world to suffer including you and me.