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The real questions are: 1. Did the Kingdom receive the message that its "reign" is over and it would either have to be dragged into a modern post Wahhabi world
by notyourday 9y ago
The real questions are:
1. Did the Kingdom receive the message that its "reign" is over and it would either have to be dragged into a modern post Wahhabi world or end in the stone ages and so it is abet reluctant decided to start marching into this direction?
2. Did the Kingdom decide that it was marching west-ward too much and put brakes on it.
- nwah1 9y agoThose seem like Western-centric questions that may have almost nothing to do with this. Bin Salman and Talal, for instance, both have strong Western financial ties. Simple power consolidation is one obvious alternative explanation. The Qatar embargo, and overall fear of Iranian ascendancy, is another potential motivating factor.