Juan Cole - France Should Stop Listening to Saudi Arabia on Syria (amazing article)

The Nation ^ | 11-15-15 | Juan Cole

[dynoman]

"ISIS is the most urgent threat to the West stemming from the Syrian war and must be destroyed."

"We may conclude that for Saudi Arabia, defeating the Houthis in Yemen is a more pressing matter than attacking Daesh. The United States and France have been heavily arming the Saudis, who are not bothering to join in the campaign against the most menacing enemy of the West"

[dynoman]

Surprising from Cole...

[Theoria]

Naturally, they aren't doing much. They don't have to, since we always carry the water.

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[Sergio]

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