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LittleBlue

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6. Is Saudi Arabia strategically important anymore?

Reply to amborin (Original post)

Sun Jan 31, 2016, 12:32 AM

Jan 2016

Iran has millions of barrels coming online. Production is at record highs and oil has tumbled.

If prices get too high, we can produce our own oil with shale. Is Saudi Arabia really an important strategic ally anymore? With so many sources of production nowadays, I don't think SA should have the influence that it had.

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US Acts As Saudi Arabia's Mercenary to Implement NeoCon Regime Change in the Middle East [View all] amborin Jan 2016 OP

So in other words Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #1

Is not Iraq, Egypt, and Libya enough regime change? Cayenne Jan 2016 #3

Assad's "coalition" holds together out of fear of retribution, not altruism... Blue_Tires Jan 2016 #4

Yes, they rightly fear the salafists Cayenne Jan 2016 #8

Saudis helped CIA go around Jimmy Carter via Safari Club Octafish Jan 2016 #2

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How do you know? Octafish Jan 2016 #9

I'm clairvoyant, octafish. eom. GGJohn Jan 2016 #10

On Duty 247 too. Octafish Jan 2016 #11

Nope, not any more, GGJohn Jan 2016 #12

Great. Octafish Jan 2016 #14

Thank you kindly. GGJohn Jan 2016 #15

Ocafish, your link doesn't work karynnj Jan 2016 #7

Got it via Waybac(k) Machine at Internet Archive... Octafish Jan 2016 #13

Is Saudi Arabia strategically important anymore? LittleBlue Jan 2016 #6

US support goes back a ways... Octafish Jan 2016 #16

Follow the money trail is an appropriate term, although it's GGJohn Jan 2016 #17