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September 19, 2019

The U.S. Shouldn’t Let Saudi Arabia Fight Its Own Wars

A Saudi counterattack on Iran could be more dangerous than an American one.

In 2014, Donald Trump tweeted that “Saudi Arabia should fight [its] own wars.” While this comment does not necessarily reflect the administration’s current thinking, one way for Washington to respond to Iran’s recent attack on Saudi oil facilities would be to encourage Riyadh to retaliate militarily while avoiding direct American involvement. Noah Rothman believes this would be a dangerous gamble:

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September 19, 2019

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    A Saudi counterattack on Iran could be more dangerous than an American one.

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