History Memes

I don’t consider Saudi Arabia friendly with the USA, more like completely transactional.

That's 90% of international politics.

The saudis have supplied the oil and petrochemical products needed for China’s rapid development, and in turn China has sold textiles and machinery to the Saudis,

Bruh, we've sold oil and petrochemical products to China and bought Chinese goods. Are we no longer allied with ourselves?

And I think Turkey under Erdogan is probably even worse, since he’s so chummy with Putin.

... this the same Turkiye under Erdogan who shot down a Russian jet for trespassing into Turkish airspace? The same Turkiye which has repeatedly humiliated Putin diplomatically just for domestic nut-flexing points? The same Turkiye which is a member of fucking NATO?

Egypt with the Houthis is in the middle of a political uprising that will shape the country’s future, very likely to be more hostile to Europe and the USA for generations to come.

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... what?

The Houthis are a national group with little reach outside of Yemen, and Egypt has contributed ships to combating Houthi raids in international waters.

Jordan is cool, I like Jordan, but similarly to Egypt it’s governed my multiple opposing factions.

Jordan has long been an overwhelmingly dependable ally - far more than Israel.

I’m sure to many people in government Israel seems more like an extension of the west, something they raised themselves. I can only hope soon that we realize it’s rebelious phase is leading to violence and that we need immediate harsh remediation to set them on the right track.

People in government bootlick Israel because Israel has established itself as a major player in domestic US politics since the 1980s. People in government bootlick Israel because not supporting Israel is a death sentence for nearly any American politician's career, not because they all have brilliant IR takes. Any US politician who turns against Israel finds that their primary, and then general, opponent suddenly is flush with support from AIPAC, and accusations of 'antisemitism' flood the discourse.

Israel supports the continuation of the Russian presence in Syria. Israel is not our ally in any theoretical cold war in the Middle East.