They don't want to get rid of it. If they got rid of it they would have a much harder time keeping their own people in line by raising the spectre of external threats. Similar to how they don't seem to actually want to get rid of Hamas in Israel.

They don't want to get rid of it. If they got rid of it they would have a much harder time keeping their own people in line by raising the spectre of external threats. Similar to how they don't seem to actually want to actually get rid of Hamas in Israel.