Re:Texas Is About to Create OPEC’s Worst Nightmare
by ancientworldnow on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @06:24PM
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Saudi Arabia has a much larger budget to spend on arms deals (the real US interest) and allying with Iran would anger Israel who the US considers an important ally (for tech, geopolitical, military, and electoral college reasons).
Re:Texas Is About to Create OPEC’s Worst Nightmare
by rcMgD2BwE72F on Thursday November 22, 2018 @08:29AM
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All these factors link back to oil. It's crucial to sell arms there because there's oil in the region. Israel has become a big ally because it's the closest one in the world's oil well. Switch to renewables and the US won't care about the region (just like the US doesn't really care about Africa and South America).
Really? As a European, I feel much closer to Iran's history and culture than Saudi Arabia's. My understanding is that the US chose a side a long time ago (cf. ARAMCO foundation) and decided to go "all in", even if it goes a long way against its interest. And things are getting worse with time.