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This is interesting. I lived in Bahrain for about half my life and left around 2004. At that time, I'd say the USA had a much greater leverage on Bahrain than S
by nullspace 5y ago
This is interesting. I lived in Bahrain for about half my life and left around 2004. At that time, I'd say the USA had a much greater leverage on Bahrain than Saudi did. Although, they were still quite cozy.
Has that dynamic changed in more recent years?
- einpoklum 5y agoThe long column of APCs with Saudi troops suggests that it has... http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/3/bahrain-uprisinginterventionsaudiarabiaemirates.html http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/3/bahrain-uprisin... https://www.counterpunch.org/2011/03/18/saudi-arabia-invades-bahrain/ https://www.counterpunch.org/2011/03/18/saudi-arabia-invades...