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| Syria-Lebanon-Iran |
| Reshaping the geopolitics of Middle East |
| 2022-01-16 |
| [SHAFAQ] The prevailing discourse in the United States is becoming dominated by the belief that the Middle East has lost its central position in the strategic calculations of the superpower. USA’s reliance on Middle Eastern oil has significantly reduced since the beginning of an era of uni-polarity; in fact, the US is now one of the biggest oil exporters in the world. Though the Middle East remains an area of secondary concern for the US, as a big chunk of the world’s energy supply comes from the Persian Gulf and stability in this region is necessary to sustain the global oil market and ensure consistency in terms of international economic order. The primary focus of US foreign policy has shifted to the Asia Pacific region and the rise of China as an economic, military, and tech power. As of now, the US maintains the presence of over forty thousand troops on the ground in almost all Middle Eastern countries except Iran. The American disengagement in the region is not an option, leading to a significant reduction in troops; however, the military footprint has begun, particularly the defense infrastructure. According to reports, the Pentagon is scaling back on eleven Patriot and THAAD antimissile batteries from four regional countries, including Iraq and Saudi Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. Fifteen of the nineteen WTC hijackers were Saudis, and most major jihadi commanders were Saudis, to include Osama bin Laden. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman quietly folded that tent in 2016, doing terrible things to the guys running it, and has since been dragging the kingdom into the current century... How is the US surviving in the Middle East despite reduced influence? |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 V odd.... clicking on link will not render the site. O.o ! |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2022-01-16 22:49 |
| #3 This is the most lucid, cogent, intelligent analysis of that extremely complex region and situation that we've seen from any quarter in many moons. There is nothing there that can be denied, either logically or with factual evidence. Hats off to this analyst. More from him in future, please. |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2022-01-16 22:45 |
| #2 Shafaq is an Iraqi Kurd news group, Sock Puppet of Doom. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-01-16 22:38 |
| #1 Who wrote this drivel? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2022-01-16 18:39 |