This is such a shallow take about the Middle East.
The US is deeply embedded in the region, whether we want it to be or not. The US has partners, military bases, security interests, business interests, more. It's built up over decades. Could change course, but a lot is locked in.
The US is deeply embedded in the region, whether we want it to be or not. The US has partners, military bases, security interests, business interests, more. It's built up over decades. Could change course, but a lot is locked in.
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1362854261135138821
It might be satisfying, in an internet takester way, to say to the Middle East "go to hell, you're on your own, we're out," but that's a very stupid way to conduct foreign policy.
The US has been in for a long time, The world is too connected. Power vacuums can be very dangerous.
The US has been in for a long time, The world is too connected. Power vacuums can be very dangerous.
This doesn't mean the US can't change it's approach to the Middle East at all. Of course it can (and in some ways, I'd say should).
But if you think the US can just give Israel, Egypt, KSA, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan etc. the finger and it'll work out fine, you're not a serious person.
But if you think the US can just give Israel, Egypt, KSA, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan etc. the finger and it'll work out fine, you're not a serious person.
Nuclear non-proliferation, for example, is a strong US (and global) interest.
We really don't want Iran OR Saudis going nuclear. It's not about picking sides, but about preventing risks of accidents, miscalculations, theft, etc., not to mention unstable actors getting a deterrent
We really don't want Iran OR Saudis going nuclear. It's not about picking sides, but about preventing risks of accidents, miscalculations, theft, etc., not to mention unstable actors getting a deterrent
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