The Trump administration is confronting mounting discontent from allies in the Persian Gulf who have complained they were not given adequate time to prepare for the torrent of Iranian drones and missiles bombarding their countries in retaliation for strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel.
Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S. has handled the war, particularly the initial attack on Iran last Saturday. They said their countries were not given advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complained the U.S. had ignored their warnings that the war would have devastating consequences for the entire region.



Who’s “we”? USA? In that case that’s good, you don’t need military bases all over the world.
They clearly mean the USA and if you read slightly further they also cover at least one reason the US losing bases is bad for people besides the US:
I’m not trying to say the US should have bases by the way, your comment just seems to be shooting from the hip and filled with emotion enough that you’re not reading