Trump says the Middle East allies should pay for protection

ON 14 JULY, AT LOCAL TIME, ON 13 JULY, UNITED STATES PRESIDENT TRUMP STATED THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS PROTECTING MANY RICH COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND SHOULD THEREFORE BE COMPENSATED FOR THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED. THE UNITED STATES IS MAINTAINING SECURITY IN SAUDI ARABIA, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, QATAR, BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT, AS WELL AS IN ISRAEL. HE STATED THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE THE ASSOCIATED COSTS SHARED BY THE PROTECTED STATE BECAUSE OF ITS LOCAL INVESTMENTS. TRUMP ALSO STATED THAT THE UNITED STATES HAD A WEALTH OF OIL RESOURCES, “TAKING INTO ACCOUNT OIL FROM VENEZUELA AND ELSEWHERE, THE UNITED STATES HOLDS MORE THAN HALF OF THE WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY”, SO THAT THE UNITED STATES ITSELF “DOES NOT DEPEND ON OIL FROM THE MIDDLE EAST” — THE UNITED STATES ACTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST “MAINLY TO PROTECT ITS ALLIES”. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)