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kleinbl00  ·  3246 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties With Iran Amid Fallout From Cleric’s Execution

Yeah... I've read way too many books about the middle east and not a one of them has so much as pretended we have anything but selfish self-interest in our relationship with Saudi Arabia.

I've seen a bunch of Hubbert Peak curve fits on Saudi oil production that lead me to believe we don't really know... but we do know that our relationship with Saudi Arabia and our dependence on fossil fuels are positively correlated. Open up Iran and things get interesting, especially as there's been a lot of shuffling amongst the oil and defense ministries of Saudi Arabia.

Stephen Kinzer went as far as suggesting we ditch Saudi Arabia and Israel and align ourselves with Turkey and Iran. Turkey is making that harder lately... but Iran...