SAUDI ARABIA ASKED WASHINGTON TO LEAD WAR AGAINST HOUTHIS AND GOT REJECTED
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly asked Washington to take command of a military campaign against Yemen’s Houthis.
The request was made during a meeting with General Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command.
The Trump administration said no.
US officials said they would support a Saudi-led operation but refused to lead it.
The reason. Houthi attacks are currently focused on Saudi-linked vessels, not American ships.
Leading the campaign would put US forces directly back in Yemen’s line of fire.
Riyadh wanted to avoid getting stuck in the Yemen quagmire again.
Washington did not want to open another front in the Middle East.
The Saudis have a lot of wealth. They do not have enough military power to defend it.
They accumulated that wealth under the US security umbrella. That umbrella is now shrinking.
And what about the Mecca Pact.
Saudi Arabia signed a joint defence agreement with Turkey and Pakistan on August 7. An armed attack on any one member would be considered an attack on all.
The pact was supposed to be a new security architecture for the region.
Now Riyadh is running back to Washington.
Turkey and Pakistan were supposed to defend Saudi Arabia. Instead, the Saudis asked America to fight their war.
America said no.
So much for the Muslim NATO.