| ▲ | AnimalMuppet 2 days ago | |
But from the non-Iranian point of view, those countries want those bases to protect them against Iran. So that's going to be problematic. I mean, the US could unilaterally decide "no, we're not going to defend the Middle East anymore, good luck everybody" and leave. But it's not like the US is oppressing, say, Qatar by having a base there. They willingly let the US stay there. | ||
| ▲ | Lapel2742 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
> those countries want those bases to protect them against Iran. As far as I know: Israel and Saudi Arabia want these bases. I do not know the current opinion of the other Arab countries. > Qatar by having a base there. They willingly let the US stay there. At least they are now noticing that there are risks in hosting the US military too. > “One of the most significant outcomes of this war is the shattering of the concept of a regional security system in the Gulf region,” Mr. al-Ansari said. “The regional security framework in the Gulf was based on certain axioms. Many of these axioms have been bypassed in the current war.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/world/middleeast/qatar-us... | ||