Unfortunately, we are the Janissaries. And we will be paid as follows:
Note to W: In this case, the enemy of our enemy is still our enemy.
Posted on 11/08/2017 10:04:19 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski
While the world tries to interpret Saudi Arabia's moves to clamp down on corruption and watches the kingdom accuse Iran of an "act of war," a former Reagan administration Pentagon official says Saudi Arabia is gearing up for the very real possibility of a "very, very bloody" war with Iran.
Within the past several days, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is next in line to the Saudi throne, has ordered the arrests of many government officials, including 11 princes, on allegations of corruption. More recently, the crown prince accused Iran of an “act of war” after Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched an Iranian missile toward the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
The Houthis admit firing the missile, and Saudi investigators say the fragments prove the missile is from Iran. Furthermore, the Saudi-friendly prime minister of Lebanon abruptly resigned, and many other elements of the Lebanese government are loyal to the Shiite regime in Iran.
So are the events of the past week just the latest developments in an unstable region or something far more significant?
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It is certainly part of the Saudi calculation
I didn’t see that they expected it to be a land war. It could be an air/missile war, with SA intending only to beat Iran down enough that they’re no longer much of a threat.
Send Halal food.....laced with birth control.
I've heard Saudi citizens described as "the laziest people in the world."
“Every “war” since Viet Nam shows you cannot move armor without air superiority/dominance.”
More like every one since WW2.
Except the The Sauds belive they’ve paid for the US military to be their Janissaries. And the whole Council on Foreign Relations/Goldman-Sachs swamp sees it that way too.
“This is our one chance to make sure Iran cannot get nuclear weapons. It could be the plan.”
Good thought. I certainly wouldn’t doubt it.
Not only that, but the USA will want to defend the Saudi’s to make sure they only accept US Dollars for their oil. This in turn will increase the chances the others in the Cartel stay in line.
Very insightful.
I can’t see how the Iranians would not obliterate the Saudis, if this happened.
KSM and Iran fighting each would be the best thing in the world for us. No time for western Jihad when both sides are trying to kill each other.
“Buy oil at $56.79 - Mr. Mariner has set the price.”
(a take from a scene from the movie ‘Trading Places’)
>“Every “war” since Viet Nam shows you cannot move armor without air superiority/dominance.”
>>More like every one since WW2.
WW2 proved it as well. On paper, Germany should have been able to crush the pitifully small invasion force we landed at Normand with their panzer divisions that were in the area. But as Rommel warned the high command it’s not possible to use armor effectively when the enemy has air superiority. Not so much because the plans could take out tanks(they really couldn’t) but because they could take out all the support gear required to make tank armies work.
The Pazners divisions heading to the beaches never got there and the Germans only held out for as long as they did in France due to poor British leadership(Monty was calling the shots) and very good defensives lines laid out by Rommel. Both of which went poof in short order once Patton got into the field.
That’s what I was thinking: buy oil futures now.
Unfortunately, we are the Janissaries. And we will be paid as follows:
Note to W: In this case, the enemy of our enemy is still our enemy.
The Saudis would have to hire mercenaries to fight for them.
Gosh, remember back before Jimmy Carter when Iran was our friend?
The old joke about Saudi Arabia going to war - the real question is who will get the contract.
Although they are hiring mercenaries from South America, and effectively paying off other islamic countries to send military units to fight for them in Yemen, the Saudis themselves (and other Gulf Arabs) are now themselves bleeding a bit there as well.
A full on war with Iran however, would likely spill blood in Saudi streets. The Saudis have a significant Shi’ite population, and the Iranians have long sought to infiltrate and form fifth columns.
Also, a direct Saudi/Iranian War would have a significant Naval component that we don’t see during their surrogate conflicts.
And even before that, close air support from slow armored aircraft was a critical component of the original german blitz.
Ditto for the eastern front. Whichever side was winning had some measure of air superiority.
One country can do a D-Day like landing to the other.
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