Here’s my perspective on the Syrian situations, that shall form the basis of another editorial. (I have been remiss in my writing lately)
This is all about Russia’s monopoly on European natural gas and the desire of the Arab states to break into that market. This is in regards to the pipeline that is planned (or maybe already exists) from the region, into Europe. Assad sits in the way. It has NOTHING to do with chemical weapons, Iran’s nuke, or the continued existence of Israel. Once again, as it always is, it’s all about the Benjamins.
This, the toppling of Assad, is something that Saudi Arabia and its client and satellite states want. Ergo and by our demonstration, we are clearly now a full-on client-state of the Saudi Arabian Empire. They say JUMP and we ask HOW HIGH AND WHEN, SIR.
This may be the reason Obama bowed when meeting the Saudi leaders.
There IS *some* good news that comes out of this, if Russia and China hold their fire and don’t respond to our WWIII provocation:
Now that we are fully a client, satellite-state of the Saudi Arabian Empire, they are likely to spend some of their trillions floating our impossible economy by buying our worthless bonds. China will stop supporting our economy by buying our bonds, perhaps, after this. If they do, watch as Saudi Arabia takes up the slack. That is how you will know my thesis is correct.
That means we get a few more years before we become a full-on, Max-Max third world shithole.
Me, I’m stocking up and planning a way out.
Laz; I think you are on to something regarding Russia’s support of Assad. And while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has an undue influence over our government, it’s not quite that bad. After all, with trillion dollar annual deficits, there isn’t enough money in the world to buy all those bonds. Sure, our friends in the PRC buy a lot, but even they cannot afford America’s debt.
So instead of selling our debt on the world market, we are “selling” it to ourselves through “Quantitative Easing,” or money printing.
But most of the rest is as you say. The Russians don’t want the Arabs cutting into their market. It’s a business deal.