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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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[lm644]

Uhm… they restored diplomatic relations under the pressure from China, but their path to normalization seems to lead nowhere. Sufficient to see which forces each of them supports in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon… Saudis were ready to normalize relation with Israel rather than support Iranian-backed Hamas.