Why is the US removing military assets from Saudi Arabia , Inside Story

The United States is removing its Patriot antiair missiles, and other weapons systems from Saudi Arabia. Donald Trump says it is part of an effort to scale back on a military presence that he says doesn t benefit the U. S. American weapons and fighter jets were sent to the kindgom last year after SaudiAramco oil facilities were attacked. They were also intended as a deterrent, as tensions rose between Tehran and Washington. But the reduction in the U. S. military presence is believed by some to be based on