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>opposed to Israel and the West Except that Israel despite being a logical target has mysteriously avoided terror attacks from Al-Qaeda or ISIS.
by Leparamour 5y ago
>opposed to Israel and the West
Except that Israel despite being a logical target has mysteriously avoided terror attacks from Al-Qaeda or ISIS.
- whatshisface 5y agoDoes any country in the middle east have a good reason to care that much about Israel? Does Israel truly have a reason to care that much about any other country in the Middle East? As long as Netanyahu's expansionist desires are satisfied by shaving away pieces of his immediate neighbors, US invasion - which has happened to a few countries already - is a more real and present threat. Of course, why SA would think that terrorism will keep the US out of the Middle East, that's the missing piece of this picture and may invalidate it.
- Leparamour 5y ago> Does any country in the middle east have a good reason to care that much about Israel? Does Israel truly have a reason to care that much about any other country in the Middle East? The answer to both of your questions is Iran. Which makes Israel and ISIS strange bedfellows, when Israeli fighter jets dropped bombs on Iranian-backed militas fighting ISIS in Syria.
- whatshisface 5y agoBefore Netanyahu can begin dubiously shaving off little slices of Iran, he'd have to dubiously shave off all of Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and northern Saudi Arabia. I have heard about the nukes thing but neither country would stand to gain anything even if the exchange was one-sided.
- Leparamour 5y agoNetanyahu hasn't been prime minister since June 2021. This is the current prime minister: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftali_Bennett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftali_Bennett Although the background isn't that much different from Netanyahu.
- aeortiz 5y agoRetaliation is too easy for Israel, it would bring the war too close to home. The US needs the Saudis more than Israel does.