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Trump Gets Caught in a Dilemma Over a Saudi Plea for Military Help

Riyadh wants boots, Washington wants oil, and 'for now' is doing all the work in that sentence.

The president vacillated but decided on Sunday not to join Saudi Arabia, for now, in joint strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. But he also needs the kingdom’s cooperation in his war against Iran.

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