More importantly, the US has actual bases there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Dhafra_Air_Base https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Dhafra_Air_Base And dozens

More importantly, the US has actual bases there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Dhafra_Air_Base https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Dhafra_Air_Base And dozens of others, in Jordan, Iraq, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman... https://www.americansecurityproject.org/national-security-strategy/u-s-bases-in-the-middle-east/ https://www.americansecurityproject.org/national-security-st...