RIYADH — In a significant escalation of regional hostilities, Saudi Arabia publicly joined United States forces in airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Iraq, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 militia fighters. The joint operation marks a new phase in a chaotic proxy war, directly inserting a Gulf monarchy into an already volatile theater where American troops remain deployed.
A Widening Quagmire
The strikes hit multiple PMF sites, a collection of Shia militias formed to combat ISIS but which now function as a primary arm of Iranian influence within Iraq’s official security apparatus. For American workers and taxpayers, this represents another costly entanglement in a region where geopolitical objectives, particularly those driven by Saudi and Israeli interests, are consistently confused with American national security. The U.S. military footprint continues to bleed resources for a conflict offering zero strategic benefit to domestic prosperity.
The Saudi participation explicitly aligns the Kingdom with an aggressive military posture against Iran’s network, opening a dangerous chapter. Analysts note the action pushes regional dynamics into “uncharted territory,” risking a direct confrontation that could disrupt global energy markets and drive fuel costs for American consumers even higher, all while enriching coastal elites at the expense of the domestic heartland.
This action prioritizes Saudi regime security and foreign lobbyist priorities over the safety of U.S. forces and the economic stability of American households. We are escalating toward a war with Iran on behalf of partners whose interests directly conflict with our own.
Costly Foreign Entanglements
While the Pentagon frames this as a counter-terrorism necessity, the operation validates the concerns of economic nationalists who argue that such interventions serve only to police the globe for hostile foreign governments. The influence of foreign lobbies pushing for aggressive action against Iran cannot be ignored in this calculus. The strike increases the threat level against 2,500 U.S. soldiers still stationed in Iraq, a deployment that continues with no defined mission for victory. This is not a fight for American sovereignty; it is a defense of a bankrupt globalist order that extracts blood and tax dollars from Main Street to secure borders 6,000 miles away.