Posted on 09/11/2021 8:08:32 PM PDT by blueplum
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, even as the kingdom faced continued air attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show.
The redeployment of the defenses from Prince Sultan Air Base outside of Riyadh came as America’s Gulf Arab allies nervously watched the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, including their last-minute evacuations from Kabul’s besieged international airport....
...Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby acknowledged “the redeployment of certain air defense assets” after receiving questions from the AP. He said the U.S. maintained a “broad and deep” commitment to its Mideast allies....
...“I think we need to be reassured about American commitment,” the prince told CNBC in an interview aired this week. “That looks like, for example, not withdrawing Patriot missiles from Saudi Arabia at a time when Saudi Arabia is the victim of missile attacks and drone attacks — not just from Yemen, but from Iran.”,...
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“We’re being attacked!”
“We shall withdraw our defensive weaponry systems.”
“Why?”
“Well, we certainly don’t want them scuffed up, do we??”
I would like all of the Middle East people to die.
Then take their oil.
If only there was a biological weapon to release on them...
Our friends the Saudis must not be kicking in the proper 10% to the big guy.
The Saudis holding out on the cut for Joebama?
GMTA Beat me to it.
Are they enabling an future Arab Autumn?
As usual, the Biden admin’s way is to do the complete opposite of Trump. Simple as that.
What we call ‘The Middle East’ encompasses vast area and peoples.
Why do you want all of them to die?
I guess they now regret not buying any Hunter art.
redeployed where?
Don’t agree........
SO he arms the Taliban and Iran and then takes down the missile defense system... of a country with one of the largest oil reserves in the world, as he attempts to move away from fossil fuels. Nothing to see here..
Good.
Pulls them, and redeploy them where?
Taiwan?????
Get the party started, we going to war with China!!!
lololololol
It’s totally unclear on whether the USA would be better off with The Pentagon running the place ilo Dr. Jill.
Congress is totally lost and happy about it.
Our so called military leadership is dumb as a box of rocks
Just like Obama, Biden has an Iran centric Middle East policy. He just won’t come out and say it.
Some people think Saudi Arabia would be so much
better if its government were to fall.
Wait until they get a load of the Wahabbi Sect that is the
majority in Saudi Arabia.
The king pretty much kept them in check. Sadly you can’t
keep everyone in check.
Live and learn folks. These guys even hate other Islamic
sects for not following the Koran rigidly enough.
If they get control, Guys like Osama Bin Ladin won’t just
be Saudi rogues, they’ll be filling the government positions.
Chalk up one more very rigid Caliphate that would make Iran
and now Afghanistan look tame.
What I don’t understand is actions like this in the ME now that Biden has went out of his way to make OPEC relevant again.
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