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« on: June 05, 2017, 05:04:22 AM »
Quote from: Gass3268 on June 04, 2017, 10:26:00 PM
Just read that Egypt and UAE have done the same. Crazy!

Egypt does everything Saudi wants.
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« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2017, 05:45:49 AM »
It's basically "you support terrorists we don't like instead of terrorists we like Angry"
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« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2017, 07:33:30 AM »
Quote from: Rogier on June 05, 2017, 06:11:17 AM
Quote from: Angel of Death on June 05, 2017, 05:25:04 AM
My rule of thumb is that the goodless bad guys tend to be the side which Saudi Arabia isn't on.

Pure reductionist drivel.
In Syria, for example, Qatar funds al-Nusra, while SA funds a smaller islamist group that essentially acts as a proxy for their national interests.


Saudi Arabia is essentially conducting a proxy war with Iran.
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« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2017, 01:14:14 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaModerate on June 05, 2017, 12:49:47 PM
If KSA, UAE, etc. block shipment, we could be looking at a naval engagement here.

Christ...
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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2017, 01:50:19 PM »
Qataris didn't give Trump an orb to hold? Low energy.
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« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2017, 02:08:22 PM »

Naturally, it won't prevent wealthy Saudis to finance terrorists with the rulers turning a blind eye.

It almost looks like the U.S. along with stronger Arab nations simply picked a little country as a fall guy to show their anti-terrorist "credentials". Not that Qataris are innocent apples, but still.
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« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2017, 03:40:00 PM »

Atlas-style bandwagon effect.
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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2017, 04:43:13 AM »
Quote from: TDAS04 on June 07, 2017, 07:00:58 PM
Oman and Kuwait will probably maintain relations with Qatar, especially Oman.

Oman is bit like Switzerland of the Arab world in a sense they're more or less staying away from regional dramas, notably Yemen and now Qatar. For years Oman, due to its good relations with both the U.S. and Iran, served as a middle ground where the two sides could communicate discreetly.
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« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2017, 07:40:58 AM »
It's long been Saudis' modus operandi to spread their Wahhabi brand of Islam. I can think of no better example than Afghanistan and Pakistan in 1980s: "well, we'll build you refugee centers and give other humanitarian aid... oh, it would be very nice if you visit the madrasa we set up as a side project Smiley Smiley Smiley". It's the same mechanism.
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« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2017, 05:06:58 AM »
Quote from: NewYorkExpress on June 15, 2017, 08:55:14 PM
Why are we (Americans) allies with Saudi Arabia again?

Oil?
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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2017, 05:26:00 AM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on June 18, 2017, 04:32:40 AM
Israel definitely seems to prefer Wahhabi terrorists to Iran.

Geopolitical situation in the region effectively precludes Israel from prefeering Iran and vice versa, which is ironic since you can talk about a Jewish community in Iran, as opposed to KSA.

I believe there were quote close ties between Israel and Iran during the Pahlavi era.
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« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2017, 11:53:34 AM »
I guess Salman is the most competent Saudi ruler since Faisal (well, other than Abdullah those in between were jokes).
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« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2017, 07:34:42 AM »
Quote from: publicunofficial on June 24, 2017, 03:04:31 AM
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That's assuring.

Just Al Jazeera or Qatar in general?
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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2017, 08:00:04 AM »
Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud bites the dust.
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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2017, 03:12:58 PM »
Quote from: NewYorkExpress on August 23, 2017, 01:15:49 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-41027177

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I didn't know the Macarena was against Sharia law...

Reminds me of Whoops Apocalypse, when hardline elements toppled the Saudi Royal family and commenced a purge of "pro-western revisionism."

"Executed for entering the mosque on his unicycle, and refereeing to prophet Muhammad as 'spatz'."
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