That's it then, US troops stay ... Saudi Arabia wants US troops to stay in Iraq, top official says

[Denizen]

The Pentagon has become a mercenary force. Unfortunately, the Pentagon doesn't pay troops, as well as the competitors in the mercenary business, pay their mercenaries.

Money talks and bullshit walks. Saudi money is speaking loudly to Donald Trump.

"The US has proven time and again to be a reliable ally". Translation: Money talks.

"Candidate Trump promised to stay out of foreign wars." Translation: Bullshit walks.

Will Saudi Arabia pay for the 5000 US troops in Iraq. "In January 2019, Secretary Pompeo put the number of U.S. troops in Iraq at approximately 5,000." [Wikipedia]

Saudi Arabia wants US troops to stay in Iraq, top official says - CNN

Saudi Arabia wants US troops to stay in Iraq, top official says

By Nic Robertson and Mick Krever, CNN

Updated 2110 GMT (0510 HKT) January 27, 2020

(CNN)Saudi Arabia doesn't want US troops to leave Iraq and fears that a withdrawal could make the Middle East less safe, the country's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told CNN on Monday.

Faisal said the American presence in the region played a crucial role in defeating ISIS and was key to preventing the resurgence of the terror group. "The US has proven time and again to be a reliable ally of the Kingdom, and this is also the case with the Trump administration," he told CNN.

"We work very well with President Trump and with the State Department and the Pentagon and we coordinate on issues of regional security," he said. There are around 3,000 US troops currently stationed in Saudi Arabia. ...

... Iraq's parliament voted to expel the US military from the country following the attack against Soleimani, but the Trump administration has said it does not intend to pull troops out. Faisal said a US withdrawal could increase the risk of the return of ISIS. ...

 

[pknopp]

Defeat ISIS. When it suits our purpose we will arm them again.

 

[Denizen]

Defeat ISIS. When it suits our purpose we will arm them again.

GWOT (Global war on terror) is a board game for wealthy despots.

Saudi Arabia and its stooges, the Gulf States, financed and armed ISIS.

Saudi Arabia is the source of Jihad. It's not a coincidence that ISIS and their ilk are 100% radical Sunni Muslims.