The Kurds have been releasing ISIS prisoners as a ploy to draw America back into the region. They did this in 2017 and it was reported on by the troops there. And we’re sending 1500 troops to Saudi Arabia to help support their oil industry which has been subjected to several terrorist attacks recently. They are also paying for the troops being deployed which is also good.
So, we’re using American troops as mercenaries. Lovely. Why can’t Saudi raise their own fighting force? It’s a country of 35 million people. I’ve worked there. I’ve seen row after row of bunkers filled with weapons and ammo we either gave them or sold them. I’ve seen row after row of hardened hangers, each filled with F-15 Strike Eagles. Saudi is more than capable of defending itself. What Saudi lacks is the will and if you lack the will to defend your own country we have no business whatsoever doing it for them, regardless of whether they are paying or not. We do not need their oil. Truth is, we never have.