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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal
Why would we do it? It was an attack on Saudi Arabia, let them hit back. Aren't they men? Why does the US have to do the heavy lifting all the time?
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Absolutely, I tend to tick the same way. I only add that not reacting to this means that America can in the medium run say goodbye to its credibility in the ME region, which already has suffered due to the 2003 story and then Obama. If America wants to clean ME off its diplomatci list and get untied from it, then you are fine. The vacuum will be filled by China and Russia. If you are fine with that too, fine again.
But if you want to continue playing an influential role in that part of the world, for whatever your reasons are, you cannot afford not to react to this, since you claim SA to be your most important ally in the Arab world.
Whether it should be that, remains a subject for discussion.