Comedians that make good jokes don't have to be good analysts. Sometimes in pursuit of a joke that is funny, they brush over the wider understanding of the situation.
Jon Stewart don't understand why the US is fighting alongside Saudi Arabia in Yemen and alongside Iran in Iraq.
Easy, because both fronts are part of the status quo and both ruling governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran and are anti-ISIS / anti-AlQaeda. Neither Iran nor Saudi want a caliphate it is a direct threat to their existence.
The US is anti-extremist not imperial in the Middle East.
Since the US doesn't want to take over any territory, they want the status quo which means to keep those governments in power. That means work with anyone against radical Islam.
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