apparently saudis agree with israel about iran!
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and they are playing the 'china card'!
the end of the US-saudi honeymoon, all thanks to shale oil?
the iran peace deal is big news, too bad india never had its act together to act as broker between the US and iran (as pak did between nixon and china). it will make things harder for pak, and for saudi, which is why there is the chance that the sino-islamist axis will get stronger.
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1 comment:
Sino-US rapprochement was driven by the common need to counter the Soviets. The US-Iran deal doesn't necessarily amount to a rapprochement, just a lifting of sanctions in exchange for Iran's suspension of its nuclear program. The Iranians are hurting badly from the sanctions, and they also see their ally in Syria about to fall. When the Iranians decide to resume their N-weapons program -- and they will -- then it's much easier for them to resume than for the West to bring back sanctions. Obama, as usual, is only interested in kicking the can down the road, so that someone else in the Whitehouse will have to deal with the problem instead of him.
Saudi would mainly play the Pak card, and not just the China card. They'll want to get some of Pak's nukes in exchange for financial support. With its shaky finances, Pak wouldn't turn them down.
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