What America’s allies fear most is not that the United States will back down, but that it no longer knows what it is fighting for, yet refuses to stop.
[T]he fraternal interaction among fans from dozens of countries and the local public reminded us that isolationism is not the dominant sentiment among 349 million Americans.
If the [U.S.-Saudi] nuclear deal hits a deadlock, Riyadh may pivot to alternative suppliers — a shift that would significantly erode American strategic leverage in the Middle East.