Why Are We Going to Get Involved in an Attack on Saudi Arabia?

Why in the world would the U.S attack Iran over the Saudi Arabia oil refinery strike?  No troops were killed or injured. No U.S. citizens were involved.  No U.S. assets or property were involved.

Many believe that Trump is taking marching orders from Saudi Arabia.  Karen Attiah, global opinions editor at the Washington Post, called the tweet the "clearest expression of Trump's 'Saudi Arabia First' doctrine yet."

"The Saudi regime has drained its economy of billions to bombard Yemen for years," said Attiah. "All there is to show for it is a humanitarian disaster. This is the regime Trump wants to take targeting orders from."

Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), said in a statement that allowing the Saudis to dictate U.S. foreign policy heightens the risk of "triggering a regional war more catastrophic than the 2003 invasion of Iraq."

"The U.S. is not obligated to fight Saudi Arabia's wars," said Abdi, "and we urge Trump to discard his repeated willingness to cede U.S. policy to other nations."

Lawmakers reminded the president that Congress alone—not the White House nor the Saudi dictatorship—has the constitutional authority to approve U.S. military action.

"Mr. Trump, the Constitution of the United States is perfectly clear," tweeted Sen. Bernie Sanders. "Only Congress—not the president—can declare war. And Congress will not give you the authority to start another disastrous war in the Middle East just because the brutal Saudi dictatorship told you to."

The Trump administration released satellite images purporting to show the oil facility attacks-- apparently carried out with drones that originated from Iran.  But, the New York Times reported the photos do "not appear as clear cut as officials suggested, with some appearing to show damage on the western side of the facilities, not from the direction of Iran or Iraq."

NIAC's Abdi slammed Trump for threatening military action on Saudi Arabia's behalf even before the facts have become clear.  "We do not know definitively who was behind the attacks-- Houthi forces in Yemen have been at war with the Saudi coalition since 2015 and have claimed responsibility for them."

So if the Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the attacks, why is there a rush by the Trump administration to blame Iran?  Because it serves Trump's purpose to pressure Iran into negotiations over a deal (a deal that Iran was in compliance with until Trump ended it)?  Or is it because it serves the purpose of murderous Mohammad bin Salman, who is trying to isolate Iran like he did with Qatar?