DUBAI—More than 100 U.S. military aircraft were taking off from bases and warships across the Middle East as part of an effort to crack open the Strait of Hormuz this past spring when they hit a glitch: Saudi Arabia, whose bases and airspace were critical to the mission, was saying no.
The pushback forced the U.S. to abort Project Freedom, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, ending the military operation to guarantee safe passage for ships that President Trump had launched hours earlier.
Time wounds all heels! I do believe the left will self-destruct.
Yes indeed Mike, this was the fact element which unlocked the otherwise unintelligible change over the course of 24 hours from the beginning of Project Freedom to its reversal.
And further, the “Why?”! What was the cause of it? I think the Saudi rulers concluded their water desalination vulnerability demanded they not provoke the enemy to attack. The US could not go forward without that air basing and further, the airspace access.
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Interesting. From the WSJ, not the editorial board.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-us-relationship-iran-war-ca0f31a0?st=3ZQtpQ
Time wounds all heels! I do believe the left will self-destruct.
Yes indeed Mike, this was the fact element which unlocked the otherwise unintelligible change over the course of 24 hours from the beginning of Project Freedom to its reversal.
And further, the “Why?”! What was the cause of it? I think the Saudi rulers concluded their water desalination vulnerability demanded they not provoke the enemy to attack. The US could not go forward without that air basing and further, the airspace access.