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re: Trump affirms US alliance to Saudi Arabia in striking new statement
Posted on 11/20/18 at 12:30 pm to Bard
Posted on 11/20/18 at 12:30 pm to Bard
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I don't know that there is a "good" move here.
Salman (and thus Saudi) are the bulwark against Iran (and thus Russia) running rampant through the region. Salman is also pushing more westernized societal reforms and has formally recognized Israel's right to exist.
Trump could demand Salman step down or cut off US military and commerical support to the country over the Khashoggi incident, while that might feel good for the short term it could well end up being a long-term loss.
There isn't a good move. There are just least bad moves. Same as it has always been for us in the Middle East.
There is mollifying Erdogan. There is protecting MBS. There is de-fanging an ally willing to counter-act the Iranian tear through the region. There is disruption in energy supply. There is tacitly agreeing to a closer Turkish-Iranian relationship. Etc. Etc. Lots of shitty options.
This post was edited on 11/20/18 at 12:32 pm
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Posted on 11/20/18 at 12:39 pm to AbuTheMonkey
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There isn't a good move. There are just least bad moves.
The best move would be to tell MBS to moderate his foreign policy, as it's been a disaster. Lebanon, Qatar, Yemen, and now this. The Saudis want to deal with dissenters just like other authoritarian regimes, but still want to curry favor with elite Western institutions. That is going to be hard to do in my view.
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