U.S. pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

[discocrisco01]

Source: Politico

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — 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.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-pulls-missile-defenses-in-saudi-arabia-amid-yemen-attacks/ar-AAOkoGx?ocid=Peregrine

[GB_RN]

1. Interesting...

Wonder if this is the lead up to us getting out of Saudi Arabia completely.

The US being in Saudi Arabia was what started us on the whole path to Al Qaeda attacking the US to start with: Bin Laden hated the US being on his "sacred soil", starting with Gulf War I.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Indeed. tfg loved him some Saudi. . . . nt

[Polybius]

17. So did Bush

[Evolve Dammit]

23. Where's the pic of them sucking face? It's there somewhere. Bandar Bush they called him. Loathesome.

[Shellback Squid]

26. bandar is the one in the back, had a mansion in Aspen, he most likely was assassinated years ago

[Polybius]

28. Right here

[Evolve Dammit]

31. There are others, possibly of the same smooch. Good job with the archive retention.

[praxEs]

3. Best news of the morning so far...

this is.

Might the Houthi rebels be irrelevant to the US move? Might find my self cheering if a US ally chose to celebrate 9/11 on the heads of the House of Saud.

I know. But, a boy could dream, couldn't he?

I feel really bad about myself for such horrible thoughts.

[Historic NY]

4. The should provide there own defense instead of having a proxy military.

Lets not get sucked in fighting their conflict.

[Lasher]

20. The Saudis have their own missile defenses.

They fire off two missiles at each target, at $3M a pop.

[Historic NY]

25. They could sell some oil

[keithbvadu2]

5. Trump rented out out troops to SA as mercenaries.

Trump rented out out troops to SA as mercenaries.

As well as wanting to give nuke technology to SA.

Trump selling out our country for his personal benefit again.

Link to tweet

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[left-of-center2012]

8. "Trump rented out out troops to SA as mercenaries"

I think the first U.S. troops went into Saudi Arabia under Bush,
in preparation for the invasion of Kuwait — The Gulf War ?

[keithbvadu2]

9. Yeah. I'm referring to the Patriot systems specifically for the oilfields.

Yeah. I'm referring to the Patriot systems specifically for the oilfields.

I should have been clearer.

[Lulu KC]

6. I need a slightly deeper understanding of our relationship with S.A.

If anyone has a book they'd recommend, please let me know. I know there's The House of Saud that focuses on the Bush family, but I need something I can't put down that's a little newer. My knowledge is simplistic.

[WA-03 Democrat]

11. It's still a great book

I thought it covered everything and not in need of an update. The writing is excellent.

Highly recommended:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bush,_House_of_Saud

[Lulu KC]

29. Thanks--

I do need to read it. I guess the part that I'd like more on is the connection between SA and ISIS. I'm reading Black Flags right now that is making ISIS/Iraq War/Syria/Jordan connections clearer, and I know (or believe I know) that a lot of the $ for ISIS (and progeny) comes from SA. What I don't understand is why this is overlooked. Yes, we were dependent on oil, but when even SA is using solar, hasn't that ship sailed? I will read House of Bush, House of Saud and go from there.

[CanonRay]

7. I'm wondering is this is some prelude to the full release of 9-11 documents

which I think might not make SA look too good in American eyes. Just a random thought.

https://www.propublica.org/article/declassifying-the-9-11-investigation

[stopdiggin]

15. yeah, there will always be question marks

on that. But it also bears repeating that most of the Bin Laden family (and there was something like 50 siblings?) had very little sympathy with his extremist views - or hatred of the west and the U.S. in particular.

And, yes - well aware of the Wahhabi/Saudi connection - but it still seems as though Bin Laden family, as well as other Saudi elites, have gone in a much different direction than Osama. That being said - time and past for some real daylight between the U.S. and the Saudi regime.

[PhylliPretzel]

21. As told in Craig Unger's House of Bush,

House of Saud, three members of the KSA royal family were identified as supporters of Al Qaeda. When questioned in a "good cop / bad cop" scenario, Abu Zubaydah (Chief of Operations for Al Qaeda's bombing of the USS Cole) revealed the names of these Saudi princes. One was well known in the US as he was the owner of the racehorse which won the Kentucky Derby. I am not aware of these men being officially named, but I believe Unger's report is true because all three of these relatively young, healthy men died in mysterious ways (heart attack in sleep, one-car crash, dying of dehydration in the desert!) within a week of each other. Read pages 263 - 269 for the full story.

[Champp]

12. This will piss off the Republicans

Republicans luvs them their oily Saudi cronies.

[Champp]

14. The RepubliQon Record hop

[Sapient Donkey]

18. But if Trump did it then they would be cheering it...

With Biden as president the Trumpians would be pissed if they were still there, just the same as they will be pissed about this.

I'm sure the non-Trumpian republicans will be pissed off by this because of actually policy differences (even if wrong headed), but those guys don't seem to matter much these days.

[Faux pas]

19. ...

[Red Mountain]

22. We quit pouring money and blood down one hole.....

Why not another?

[Evolve Dammit]

24. Stop propping up this brutal regime. Just stop. And hold MSB accountable for the murder of Khasshogi

sorry for not getting his name exact.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

27. Redeployed? Where? Taiwan???? Lets get this party started! Here we come China!

[Dawson Leery]

30. There should be no arms sales to SA and Pakistan.

Jihad never had better friends.