[tsomer]

Thank you for your concise summary of the situation.
It’s the best description I’ve yet read.

I hope you publish this.

[robowombat]

Thank you for your kind words. It would nee to be considerably expanded to address the long term nature of the Saudi fueled Jihadist strategy. I can't say this allegation is true but it does explain the actions of the CIA in sparking the ‘Arab Spring’. It also explains Brennan's constant opposition to any military action against Iran. The Saudis are fearful such event would lead to a Iranian-Shia upheaval in the Kingdom. The Saudis know they have the money to buy or rent nuclear weapons from Pakistan and these would deter the Iranians more or less. If any attacks are to be made on Iran they would prefer Israel did it so all the Muslim fury could be directed at the Jews while the Saudis enjoy the benefits of the Israeli action.

The Jihadists have made one fatal error in their calculations. They expect to eventually control a new caliphate encompassing most of the Middle east and possibly the Maghreb. Then they will have enough nuclear weapons to smother Israel with not one or two missiles but twenty or thirty and then pour huge armies in to finish off what is left of the Jewish state. If this horrible event would occur the Israelis would have sufficient nuclear and neutron weapons to literally destroy the caliphate. Millions of Jews would die but scores of millions of Arabs would also and their cities would be left smoking irradiated ruins. I wish I thought such an outcome remote but the maniacally destructive history of the Middle East stretching back to antiquity does not make me optimistic.