@rbreich Vietnam is another war that was prefaced the West betrayed it’s allies. Btw.
The French got Ho Chi Minh to help them fight Japan in WW2, with the promise of independence. They walked that back, got defeated, and USA stepped up, also got defeated.
In Afghanistan, US promised to help the locals fight USSR and help rebuild their country. But after they won, US was nowhere to be found, so they turned to Osama Bin Laden.

Now the Gulf States I hope have learned the lesson… 🤔