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[timelets]

Before the war with Iran, strategically minded people even within MAGA movement complained that the US is stretched too thin to confront China. In particular, they cited US commitments in Europe as a major drain on our military assets.

Now, after the Iran war, unless there's a dovish regime change, the US would have to extend its military umbrella over the Persian Gulf countries: SA, UAE, Qatar, etc. In short, the US will be stretched thinner than before. That would be the price we would end up paying for Netanyahu winning the next elections in Israel.

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[ppk_ptichkin]

I suspect sramp will try to scale down the US presence, and the Saudis et.al. will be happy to see them go.

[timelets]

I'm not sure. It'll depend on what is going happens around the Hormus. Saudis et al will definitely try to come to terms with Iran, but it might not work.