U.S. OUT OF SAUDI ARABIA

by Virginia Postrel  •  Sep 22, 2003 at 8:51 am

http://www.dynamist.com/478/us-out-of-saudi-arabia

The U.S. has quietly pulled the last combat troops out of Saudi Arabia. Here's the NYT report. Money quote:

As one American diplomatic official based in the region put it, "on both sides, actually, the alliance had become a little bit of poison, and both sides were glad to see it end."