Canada and Mexico are the chief suppliers of crude oil to the US along with Saudi Arabia.
There is a major military command in Qatar which we had prior to the Iraq fiasco. Moreover, after 9-11 we abandoned our installations in Saudi Arabia.
There are now less than 200 American military personnel in Iraq mainly involved in Embassy guard duties and weapons sales to Iraq.
Perhaps you do not recall but the main sticking point for renegotiating the treaty to keep US troops in Iraq was Iraq's refusal to waive Iraqi law for them. Of course the country is going to shit but we all knew that was going to happen.
There is a major military command in Qatar which we had prior to the Iraq fiasco. Moreover, after 9-11 we abandoned our installations in Saudi Arabia.
There are now less than 200 American military personnel in Iraq mainly involved in Embassy guard duties and weapons sales to Iraq.
Perhaps you do not recall but the main sticking point for renegotiating the treaty to keep US troops in Iraq was Iraq's refusal to waive Iraqi law for them. Of course the country is going to shit but we all knew that was going to happen.
