> You expect America to adopt a one-way obligation where it provides for the defense of its allies, and receives no help in return? Why wouldn't that deal fall apart?

If I drop you into a war zone and don't give you a gun, don't you have to kinda do what I say?

> You can disagree with the decision to strike Iran.

There's only one country on Earth that supports attacking Iran and that's Israel [1]. Americans don't support this war [2].

> But when Iran retaliates by launching missiles and drones into 12 different countries (11 of which had not participated in the initial strikes against Iran in any way), the question of whether allies will support defensive operations is separate from whether they endorsed the initial strikes.

What targets did Iran strike in those 11 countries? Was it US military bases? Radar installations? There were also hotels housing US military personnel who had abandoned US bases because the US either chose not to defend them or was unable to.

Everybody, except you it seems, understands America is doing this for Israel and the Gulf states are caught up in this because they house American military bases and provide indirect or direct support an unprovoked war. These arne't innocent bystanders.

[1]: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/13/success-uncertain-b...

[2]: https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54284-americans-think-war-...