The Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman highlighted that the US used the bases "while protecting only one country" MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. US military bases located in the Persian Gulf countries are a threat to them, not protection, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev stated. "The Gulf Arab countries let American bases onto their territory. Naively, they expected protection from them. Like hell! The US just uses them, while protecting only one country. Think long and