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:Trump's done it again. To much fanfare, Trump announced the glorious [[patriotic]] American sounding "[[Operation Project Freedom]]", only to have it shut down hours later. [[Saudi Arabia]] denied use of its airspace to carry out the operation.  [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-reportedly-paused-hormuz-operation-after-saudi-arabia-denied-use-of-its-airspace/] Trump evidently believes, as [[Biden]] did when he promised to blow up the [[Nordstream pipeline]] in front of [[German]] Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] and the whole world, that the [[American]] [[President]] is a [[dictator]] and doesn't have to consult [[allies]] before doing any action, and that the "allies", or [[vassal]]s, automatically have to follow. Any 12-year-old can see the flaw in this [[policy]] and [[thinking]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]} 13:01, May 7, 2026 (EDT)

:Trump's done it again. To much fanfare, Trump announced the glorious [[patriotic]] American sounding "[[Operation Project Freedom]]", only to have it shut down hours later. [[Saudi Arabia]] denied use of its airspace to carry out the operation.  [https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-reportedly-paused-hormuz-operation-after-saudi-arabia-denied-use-of-its-airspace/] Trump evidently believes, as [[Biden]] did when he promised to blow up the [[Nordstream pipeline]] in front of [[German]] Chancellor [[Olaf Scholz]] and the whole world, that the [[American]] [[President]] is a [[dictator]] and doesn't have to consult [[allies]] before doing any action, and that the "allies", or [[vassal]]s, automatically have to follow. Any 12-year-old can see the flaw in this [[policy]] and [[thinking]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]} 13:01, May 7, 2026 (EDT)

:::Comment 1: Given the Islamic Republic atrocious behavior for so long, I was surprised hearing a anyone in our government claiming Iranian blockade was unexpected..Comment 2: the Saudis got upset for not consulting ahead of op.. .[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 18:27, May 7, 2026 (EDT)

:::Comment 1: Given the Islamic Republic atrocious behavior for so long, I was surprised hearing a anyone in our government claiming Iranian blockade was unexpected..Comment 2: the Saudis got upset for not consulting ahead of op.. .[[User:LaMarina|LaMarina]] ([[User talk:LaMarina|talk]]) 18:27, May 7, 2026 (EDT)

::::It doesn't matter to the Saudis anymore. They are willing accept payment in [[yuan]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]} 19:58, May 7, 2026 (EDT)

::::It doesn't matter to the Saudis anymore. They are willing to accept payment in [[yuan]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|Abnormal is fine. Stupid isn't.]]} 19:58, May 7, 2026 (EDT)

::::[[David T. Pyne]]:

::::[[David T. Pyne]]:

{{quotebox-float|US Gulf allies reacted angrily with both [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Kuwait]] suspending US military access to their bases, airspace, and overflight rights in furtherance of ‘Project Freedom’ due to the fact they feared they would incur military retaliation by the new regional [[hegemon]] of the [[Persian Gulf]] which is the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]]. This forced [[President Trump]] to suspend ‘Project Freedom’ just one day after it had begun and mere hours after [[Hegseth]] and [[Rubio]] were pushed out by the administration to hype up its supposed success. Saudi Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Salman]] blocked the US from flying aircraft out of Prince Sultan Airbase or through Saudi airspace, completely grounding the operation. Bin Salman was “furious” after Trump announced Project Freedom on [[Truth Social]] without notifying them. [[Qatar]] and [[Oman]] were also blindsided, with Trump only contacting them after the operation began. A direct call between Trump and the Crown Prince failed to resolve the situation. Trump may have also suspended out of concern that Iran could resume its [[drone]] and [[missile]] strikes on [[US Navy]] destroyers that could cause dozens if not hundreds of casualties to US military personnel.

{{quotebox-float|US Gulf allies reacted angrily with both [[Saudi Arabia]] and [[Kuwait]] suspending US military access to their bases, airspace, and overflight rights in furtherance of ‘Project Freedom’ due to the fact they feared they would incur military retaliation by the new regional [[hegemon]] of the [[Persian Gulf]] which is the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]]. This forced [[President Trump]] to suspend ‘Project Freedom’ just one day after it had begun and mere hours after [[Hegseth]] and [[Rubio]] were pushed out by the administration to hype up its supposed success. Saudi Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Salman]] blocked the US from flying aircraft out of Prince Sultan Airbase or through Saudi airspace, completely grounding the operation. Bin Salman was “furious” after Trump announced Project Freedom on [[Truth Social]] without notifying them. [[Qatar]] and [[Oman]] were also blindsided, with Trump only contacting them after the operation began. A direct call between Trump and the Crown Prince failed to resolve the situation. Trump may have also suspended out of concern that Iran could resume its [[drone]] and [[missile]] strikes on [[US Navy]] destroyers that could cause dozens if not hundreds of casualties to US military personnel.