He put it more eloquently than me. I'm always happy to cede to superior knowledge on any topic.
I'm currently searching for an essay I wrote for my International Relations degree, way back when, about the Saudi decision to accept US support and troops in 1991*, something I was very interested in having served out there at the time and spent some time there in 91/92. Nothing ground breaking but had some great source info in it.
*Just found the one about the Politicisation and Ownership of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. God I read and wrote some guff.