anyone here following Thomas Wictor over on twitter?
He’s been closely following events in Saudi Arabia for some time. If he’s right about what is going on in KSA, the Gulf Cooperation Council and Israel there is a major historical change occurring and the MSM is oblivious to it all.
“there is a major historical change occurring”
Sure looks like it.
Although it takes a very strong leader to do what the new Crown Prince (MBS) is doing, most of it needed to be done anyhow - the tides of history demand change.
Oil revenues are no longer able to pay for everything anymore, and likely never will be again. The Saudi economy must diversify for real. Big budget adjustments are needed every year - there is no slack left for incremental changes.
Iran is rising militarily, encircling Saudi Arabia rapidly and shooting is ongoing. They desperately need to change that.
The younger generation in Saudi Arabia has very different attitudes from the older, and there are a lot more of them than the older generation. They have mostly seen the outside world, and have Internet.
The Country can’t sustain lavish allowances for a Royal Family of thousands of Princes and Princesses, as their number explodes with each generation. That system has to change, at least to a limited direct line.
Wahabbism has turned into a truly horrific global monster (ISIS, al Queda, etc.) that is increasingly blowing back on the Saudi sponsors. If they are not part of the solution, they risk being destroyed as part of the problem.
Nothing goes on forever, and major historical trends in Saudi Arabia have run their course. An historic change is called for.
Not oblivious. Ignoring it.
They’re on the wrong side of all of it as Islamic apologists and supporters. Carter started all this crap. Not really sure what Reagan did or didn’t do. But since Bush #1 to obama, not a damn thing was done except to make the place more chaotic, dangerous and out of control. For obama, it seems like it was a perfect opportunity to show his outright support for all of it and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Pres Trump shows up and in less than one year, is setting up a coalition to help bring stability to the region. Thrown in what MBS is doing and these tow guys and the rest of the coalition are doing more than any of the previous administrations, combined.