US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks11 Sep 2021 ~~ By JON GAMBRELL
US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
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.apnews.com
In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs Inc., an area of Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia that once saw Patriot missile batteries stationed with one advanced Terminal High Altitude Air Defense unit stands empty Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. 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. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
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.”,...
Comment:
Joey Xi retreats from Afghanistan in the middle of the night, He leaves the Taliban with more military materiel than even Australia has. Now he removes 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..
Some may argue that this is simply part of the Obama/Biden administration's war against Israel, others will argue that this is just part of a scheme of the Bai Dung administration to undermine and eventually destroy America, both will be right. I, for one, have posted countless times before the November election that the replacement of Donald Trump would result in an ultimate victory for China over the United States.
Our understandable reluctance to engage in Middle Eastern conflicts cannot be reflexive but must be carried out discriminately or Islamists and their Chinese fellow schemers win a different way.
As usual, Joey Xi Bai Dung's way is doing the complete opposite of what is logical.
the ibn saud are the enemies of all americans except the trumps and bushes. their madrassa throughout the islamic world are where terrorists like the taliban are recruited and trained. screw them all. go yemen!
