The best thing Obamby did was to bring together Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. They have forged an alliance that is likely to not only recolor the Middle East but may eventually end Iran’s toxic government and their nuclear ambitions. It is also likely to restructure all of Islam into a religion that can be truly peaceful. Saudi Arabia realizes that if they don’t change the religion Islam will tear itself apart and also be attacked by all sides.
Israel has been sharing intelligence with Egypt and supplying drone information on terrorists located in the Saini. (Probably, in other areas as well.) The recent Saudi move to create a free trade city including Egypt, Jordan and, most likely, Israel will herald a massive change in Saudi culture. The first indication of where the change is headed is the recent change allowing women to drive. The second massive change, doubtless engineered by Trump, is the purge of Saudi terrorist financiers under the guise of anti-corruption. Some of these financiers were highly placed family members, so this action is much more meaningful than it appears on the surface. Other changes I expect is for Israel to supply the free trade city with water and the Saudis with pipeline access to the Mediterranean.
None of these changes will happen overnight, but they are in the cards, and they are driven by the need for Saudi Arabia to have allies against their arch enemies, the Iranians. Making all this work is the only way that the Saud family can survive. They must liberalize their society to attract investment and to gain acceptance in the wider world. The free trade city is like Amsterdam during the Catholic wars in the middle ages; a place where dissidents can go and not be persecuted.
None of this would have happened without President Barky and his absurd pro-Iranian bias. It was also necessary for a strong leader, like Trump, to stop “leading from behind,” as Barky did, but to dictate terms; which he obviously has.
These changes, collectively, lead me to be optimistic that, although there will still be plenty of Jihad ahead, that we will win across the entire world.
Well reasoned post. Thanks.
“The second massive change, doubtless engineered by Trump, is the purge of Saudi terrorist financiers under the guise of anti-corruption. Some of these financiers were highly placed family members, so this action is much more meaningful than it appears on the surface.”
Most significant Saudi change in my life. Very encouraging.