After that will be the Saudi-UAE/Israeli war. That’s the Saudis (and Saudi led Muslim countries, including Pakistan) vs UAE and Israel, which is a weird, dangerous alliance.
The two (UAE and Israel) are already doing joint military exercises, and are supplying arms and money to various separatist movements in the region.
The Saudis on the other hand have been trying to stabilize the region, preferably under the existing kingdoms and Muslim theocracies.
But the main conflict is that the Saudis and the Emirates both see a future without oil, and they both want to be the economic and tourist center of the Middle East.
So, the last decade, the Saudis have been waging the exact same sort of economic warfare on the Emirates that the Emirates waged on Bahrain several decades back.
They have enough money to invest in stuff other than oil and continue to make money. In fact they have already been doing this. But why on earth do they think tourism is a good idea? I assume no one wants to vacation in a place where you can’t drink, or fuck, or show skin, or a million other things their backwards laws and culture don’t allow. And they must know that.
Well, look at Dubai for what the Saudis want to copy. It’s a financial hub, and a travel hub with the Emirates Airlines, plus a bunch of cheap data centers now.
And yes, luxury tourism, claiming the “world’s first 7-star hotel” which I don’t even know what that means, except for $$$.
The Saudis want copy that all, and in doing so displace the Emirates like the Emirates displaced Bahrain.
Cuba will be next.
Yeah, differently from Iran, Cuba is within drone-range of mainland US.
After that will be the Saudi-UAE/Israeli war. That’s the Saudis (and Saudi led Muslim countries, including Pakistan) vs UAE and Israel, which is a weird, dangerous alliance.
The two (UAE and Israel) are already doing joint military exercises, and are supplying arms and money to various separatist movements in the region.
The Saudis on the other hand have been trying to stabilize the region, preferably under the existing kingdoms and Muslim theocracies.
But the main conflict is that the Saudis and the Emirates both see a future without oil, and they both want to be the economic and tourist center of the Middle East.
So, the last decade, the Saudis have been waging the exact same sort of economic warfare on the Emirates that the Emirates waged on Bahrain several decades back.
Both sides are desperately bribing Trump,
Hey don’t worry, that defense pact with Pakistan is as useless as Pakistan’s field marshal who has been running the country into the ground lol.
America could be utterly broken after this war with Iran, but Pakistan will still be sniffing up Uncle Sam for IMF loans.
While everyone involved wants loans and cash, the Pakistanis also have nukes, and might, possibly launch to protect the Saudis.
India is also making noises towards supporting the UAE and Israel. So yeah, the players for WW3 are all lining up.
They have enough money to invest in stuff other than oil and continue to make money. In fact they have already been doing this. But why on earth do they think tourism is a good idea? I assume no one wants to vacation in a place where you can’t drink, or fuck, or show skin, or a million other things their backwards laws and culture don’t allow. And they must know that.
Well, look at Dubai for what the Saudis want to copy. It’s a financial hub, and a travel hub with the Emirates Airlines, plus a bunch of cheap data centers now.
And yes, luxury tourism, claiming the “world’s first 7-star hotel” which I don’t even know what that means, except for $$$.
The Saudis want copy that all, and in doing so displace the Emirates like the Emirates displaced Bahrain.