Why won't the Arabs fight their own battles?

US faces Arab reluctance in Islamic State fight - The Washington Post: “They need to be involved. This is their neighborhood. The dangers that are posed are more directed at them right now than they are us,” Obama said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”





The Saudis are scared to death that some group like ISIL is going to pop up on the Arabian Peninsula and try to overthrow the monarchy.  Jordan is the only country that has been helping the problem by taking in thousands of refugees from Syria and Iraq.  In the past the United States has jumped right in and took the lead role in the fighting.  Now, the President is insisting that the Arab states put some skin in the game.  I'm down with that.  I'm sick and tired of the United States being used as a mercenary army by the Saudis and other oppressive regimes.