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One massive risk that I don’t hear anyone in the West talking about is the risk of giving Sunni populist rage over Gaza the spark it needs to overthrow US-align
by znnajdla 8mo ago
One massive risk that I don’t hear anyone in the West talking about is the risk of giving Sunni populist rage over Gaza the spark it needs to overthrow US-aligned partners all over the Middle East. This could backfire really badly for Israel and the US if they suddenly lose all of their friends in high places in these countries. 98% of the non-elite Sunnis all over the world are enraged at Israel over Gaza. All of the surrounding countries (Egypt, Jordan, or Saudi Arabia) currently employ brutal authoritarian methods to suppress any pro-Palestinian sentiment beyond thoughts and prayers. If the regimes fall, all hell will break loose, and all of the hate will be directed towards Israel.
- zht 8mo agoWhy would Iran, a Shia majority country being attacked, enrage the Sunni countries?
- srean 8mo agoAs long as divide and rule is employed it won't.
- halJordan 8mo agoYou mean all those countries that have us troops and massive amounts of us support? That have systematically for decades dismantled any pan-arab or pan-islamic unity? Come on. Israel might be the most high profile US partner. But they are far from the only one.