"Allies" connotes a degree of symmetry & mutualism. "Client state" much more accurate for Egypt, KSA, Israel, Bahrain's relationship to U.S.
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An oddity of US political culture: abject deference to MidEast client states has become an index of jingo nationalism. Precedents for this?
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@ChMadar The old "China Lobby" of the 1950s? -
@MidWestMet Yes: Taiwan as "the real China" and the Luces & co swaying US policy, purging the universities of China hands–good analogy. -
@ChMadar Object of FP obsession changes (China, Vietnam, Middle East), but behavior of FP policymakers can be repetitive.
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