That ambiguity is important because the strategic interests of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey are not identical. Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, faces a completely different strategic environment. Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, has not established formal diplomatic relations with Israel but is not at war with it either. Would Turkey or Saudi Arabia really send their forces into a war with Afghanistan simply because Pakistan was attacked? If that happens, countries such as Saudi Arabia will have to think seriously about how they can protect themselves without depending entirely on American power.