America’s Middle East allies are jittery about the prospect of US withdrawal from the region

America’s Middle East allies are jittery about the prospect of US withdrawal from the region

By Orion on Sat, 11/27/2021 - 6:58am |

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https://globalcomment.com/americas-middle-east-allies-are-jittery-about-the-prospect-of-us-withdrawal-from-the-region/

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The Gulf Arab states have long dreaded the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons and worry about Tehran’s various militia proxies across the region. Until recently, most of them took a hardline stance against Iran and its policies in the region, confident that they could do so while safe under the protective umbrella of the US military. Now they have less confidence in American support and if the US will even retain its military presence in the Middle East. Several leading Gulf countries have already approached Tehran for bilateral negotiations to reduce tensions in the region, at least partially out of recognition that US military might not be there forever.

good!

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/27/2021 - 3:58pm

So a big reason why I posted this was to emphasize that, while Biden was aggressive in getting out of Afghanistan as soon as possible and his Defense Department seems more interested in combating "whiteness" than anything to do with the Middle East, Global Comment, which is a top of the line progressive publication, is sounding like the Weekly Standard in the 2000s. In addition to this article, they also published:

Iraqi Kurds want no part in Middle East conflicts, https://globalcomment.com/iraqi-kurds-want-no-part-in-middle-east-conflicts/

Why Iraqi Kurdistan won't suffer the same fate as Afghanistan, https://globalcomment.com/why-iraqi-kurdistan-wont-suffer-the-same-fate-as-afghanistan/

Turkey keeps shooting America's Syrian Kurdish allies in the back, https://globalcomment.com/turkey-keeps-shooting-americas-syrian-kurdish-allies-in-the-back/

Is Trump's planned Syria withdrawal really a case of practical realism? https://globalcomment.com/is-trumps-planned-syria-withdrawal-really-a-case-of-practical-realism/

The featured article at GC is about homophobia, but there is a discernible right wing drift in some of the content there that is really unexpected.

by Orion on Sun, 11/28/2021 - 12:31pm

US defense chief vows to counter Iran in Bahrain visit https://t.co/Axkk89IBcx via @amermilnews
— Mary Hofstetter (@MaryHofstette17) November 24, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 11/27/2021 - 6:09pm

America’s Middle East allies are jittery about the prospect of US withdrawal from the region

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