| >Iraq are our allies against ISIS, they did most of the actual on the ground fighting. ISIS exists because of US action, they are not benefitting from this. >Saudi Arabia was terrified Saddam would attack them next, and we now know that was his intended next move after a Kuwait. Not only is this just untrue, Saddam Hussein discussed the invasion of Kuwait with the US before the invasion, our deployment of troops in Saudi Arabia stemming from that event has caused numerous problems for the people of the country. >Also the US is the prime obstacle to Iranian operations against the Saudis Though I'm not sure how the citizens of Saudi Arabia are benefitting from this in your version of events, the Saudi troops should be well trained from their ongoing war in Yemen. >But then NATO has been a useful and very effective alliance, effectively keeping Russia in check. Ask the Baltic States or the Eastern European states how they feel about it On the other hand, NATO encroachment could be blamed for much of Russia's aggression. Crimea lasted twenty years under Ukrainian control after all, but would NATO continue letting Russia access it's Black Sea port? |