Premise:
"It would serve no real purpose."
Hypothesis: It would be very important to do it.

no

Premise:
"Even our noble Saudi allies aren't willing to lend us their air bases."
Hypothesis: Our Saudi allies aren't willing to lend to us bases

yes

Premise:
"(JFMIP, Project on Standardization of Basic Financial Information Requirements of Central Agencies, dated October 1991, hereafter cited as JFMIP Standardization Project)"
Hypothesis: The JFMIP Standardized Project report came out in 1948.
no