Sorry. It describes my predicament: An R in a sea of D’s.
I live in Western Washington State, the People’s Republic Thereof.
Thanks for the compliment. I actually think I’m not far from the truth as its stated. I also think the Saudis and the Israelis are working as closely as they can at as low a profile as they can, since Persia represents an existential threat to them as well.
The Russians have been angling to invade Saudi Arabia since the Six Day War. We received intelligence that the Russians were going to provide tactical battlefield nukes to the Egyptians, almost by accident. It was a, “Oh, and I picked up something about the Russians planning to ship nuclear howitzer rounds to the Egyptians . . “ sort of thing.
With Russia, Iran, and Saudi Arabia as a bloc, they could control Europe completely economically, leaving the Chinese to deal with us.
Come to Texas, friend. You'll have lots of company here. I left California, where I was also surrounded, behind enemy lines. Best move I ever made (and Cali is my birthplace).
As far as your take on the Middle East and Russian geo political games in that area - start writing. I think you'll do well with blogging editorials about it, and with novels. You've definitely got the right stuff for it.