I’ve said for a long time that the Mid East re-shuffle won’t be complete until the Soddy Royals get their throats cut. They have been the source of the money for so much of the instability that the laws of nature require that they pay too.
Saudi is basically toe to toe against Iran in regards to the Caliphate and who will eventually be top dog. That’s why Saudi sends terrorist thugs into Syria....and so does Iran....Syria is important in both their agendas.
Now Iraq is in play once again...and of course would happen once Obam pulled our troops...you leave a void and the bad guys will always fight to fill it. Aphganistan too will go likewise.
Islamists/Muslims cannot and are not compatible with normal civilization nor will they ever be. Their entire view of life is through the Koran and the thuggery leaders who promote it...and why they are a miserable people.