Q: What did Saudi Arabia offer to get all these Arab countries to help gang up on Yemen? Why the bigger rush to do that than fight ISIL?
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@emptywheel@DeepPolitics From what I understand, Yemen is like Saudis back yard. Their influence there has been huge. -
@garymlord
@emptywheel@DeepPolitics but an obvious answer is ISIL = mostly Sunni (backed by KSA), Houthis = mostly Shia (backed by Iran) -
@culleyetc@emptywheel@DeepPolitics Remember who triggered the Shia-Sunni divide and why: http://bushout.blogspot.com.au/2006/02/us-forces-planted-mosque-bomb-i-am.html … -
@culleyetc@emptywheel@DeepPolitics More from my old blog, quoting New York Times 2007 (sorry no link): http://bushout.blogspot.com.au/2007/02/us-destroyed-golden-mosque-believe-it.html … -
@culleyetc@emptywheel@DeepPolitics and if you want to keep going down the rabbit hole: http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/4583#DivideAndRule -
@garymlord
@emptywheel@DeepPolitics I recommend this doco on US creation of Shia militias in Iraq http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/mar/06/james-steele-america-iraq-video … -
@culleyetc Good link, thanks. A lot of old Bush 41 Central American war-horses got senior roles in Iraq War.@emptywheel@DeepPolitics -
@culleyetc@emptywheel@DeepPolitics another one: Otto Reich. http://bushout.blogspot.com.au/search?q=Otto+Reich … - 5 more replies
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@emptywheel@DeepPolitics Only two ME countries need to be stable: Saudi and Israel. All the rest are fodder for the US war machine. -
@garymlord
@emptywheel Neither can survive if they continue in current mode. -
@DeepPolitics@emptywheel Global dystopia seems to be the End Game. -
@garymlord Seems suicidal. I hope there are saner factions in the wings.
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@DeepPolitics@emptywheel Yes, it is the ultimate nihilism. But our sociopath/psychopath "leaders" cannot see that. Where's the revolution? -
@garymlord waiting for it to be televised I think
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