Foreign Relations - the Chicago Way

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Originally Posted by finnbow

After Bibi's recent antics, one could argue that we have no real friends in that area of the world.

Pfft. Its the darnest thing that some folks seem to want to heap the entire dissolution of the relationship between the US and Isreal on Bibi. Yet, we're the ones at the bargainig table providing political cover for Iran's nuke program. Freaking Iran, who have said repeatedly that they want to wipe Isreal off the map.

Meanwhile, while we're negotiating with Iran, we've left a vaccuum in Iraq that Iran has stepping into, and Iran's friends the Houthis have turned Yemen upside down. So, taken to the extreme, one could make the case we've also left the Saudis twisting in the wind 'cuz they've got Iranian forces or friendlies on their northern and southern borders.

Really, what the hell are we doing?