Posted on 05/08/2020 4:36:48 PM PDT by dynachrome
You got it precisely correct.
There are surely Saudi’s that can object to permanent American military presence.
It can be assumed that the king/Crown Prince requested the removal because of intelligence indicating the threat no longer existed
It does not reasonably follow the Patriots are being removed to a higher threat location
I thought it was telling that the missiles protecting the refinery were removed. The ones protecting the air base remain. My guess is that the forward staging will remain as a matter of convenience.
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