Let's Strategize: Iran Sanctions Lifted. What Does The USA Do Next?

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How do you view Israel's involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq as a liability? I don't think they even got near any of the conflicts or the politics of any of it.

In 02-03 there were many Israeli politicians, like Netanyahu basically cheerleading for the Iraq War. Because Saddam's government launched rockets into Israel during the Gulf War he was seen as the biggest Arab threat to Israel. Same way Netanyahu is cheerleading for a war with Iran these days. (The Iraq War wasn't solely the U.S. working on Israel's behalf but that was definitely relevant)
Militarily you are right, Israel didn't do much of anything in those countries.
 

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So I was reading the New Yorker today and they explained the deal made with Iran. But they also explained the backing of Hamas and others by Iran and the backing that Saudi Arabia does as well.

If the sanctions are removed from Iran will the next step be to unify the Middle East? Or will the United States support Iran over Saudi Arabia and allow Israel to take that ether?

What's the next step?


Also if anyone has a site for PDFs please link me, I'm looking for The Economist PDFs
The US does have some cultural problems with Saudi backing salafist extremists, but overall i dont think they see this as a huge threat. the united states has historically chosen wahhabi and salafist fundamental islamism over pan-arabism, so i highly doubt the us is going to try to unify the middle east. theyre still shook from what nasser did.
the us is not going to support iran over saudi arabia. there is too much financially to risk and aipac would light up any politician who did that. im not sure what the next step is but i dont think it will be extreme, i dont see iran becoming an american ally or part of the american sphere of influence
 

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The US does have some cultural problems with Saudi backing salafist extremists, but overall i dont think they see this as a huge threat. the united states has historically chosen wahhabi and salafist fundamental islamism over pan-arabism, so i highly doubt the us is going to try to unify the middle east. theyre still shook from what nasser did.
the us is not going to support iran over saudi arabia. there is too much financially to risk and aipac would light up any politician who did that. im not sure what the next step is but i dont think it will be extreme, i dont see iran becoming an american ally or part of the american sphere of influence
What did Nasser do? Free the Egyptians of British rule?


And that's because of how much SA brings in?
 

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What did Nasser do? Free the Egyptians of British rule?


And that's because of how much SA brings in?
everything nasser did enraged nato, he basically took most of the arab countries the u.s. was trying to court (syria, jordan, iraq) and moved them more into the ussr's sphere of influence, but more like a greater arab influence. the west did not want a united arab culture to deal with. the main thing nasser was despised by nato for was nationalizing the suez canal :myman:. but yeah any pan-arab ideology that removed arab states from american influence is still feared. pan-arabism was pretty secular and modern too, which is why ive always felt the u.s. is largely fine with how religious the saudis, uae, qatar etc are.
saudi arabia and the us both want consistent and workable oil prices because its mutually beneficial. this basically allows both countries to overlook the extreme cultural differences. american natural gas is starting to fukk things up a little but for now the two are strong allies.
 
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