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GCC’s Diplomatic Snub of Obama’s Camp David

... necessary defense components in place already, such as short-range Patriot systems in Saudi Arabia and THAAD systems in Qatar, but the new agreement provides for the installation... ... at Camp David. In this sense, the decision to create a missile defense system in the Gulf simply extends existing arrangements requiring provision of more military equipment and training. Besides Iran and defense security the joint statement released at Camp David touched upon mutual concerns about the situation in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen. But no real progress seems to have been reached on these issues, which...

19.05.2015

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In Time, Expect Big Changes in America's Middle East Relationships

... here’s what we can expect: 1.) America will try very hard to distance itself from the Gulf. It’s amazing that it’s taken us so long to realize how much our money going into Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and other Gulf states comes back to haunt us: though Joe Biden... ... the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid, Obama and Americans, as was/is the case in Syria and Iraq, seems to prefer a “don’t do stupid shit” (to quote... ... pariah within the Western world. 4.) There’s a good chance for a thaw/deal with Iran in the near future. More than any president since the Iranian Revolution in 1979...

19.01.2015

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U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)