Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S. has handled the war, particularly the initial attack on Iran on Feb. 28. They said their countries were not given advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complained the U.S. had ignored their warnings that the war would have devastating consequences for the entire region.
One of the officials said that Gulf countries were frustrated and even angry that the U.S. military has not defended them enough. He said there is belief in the region that the operation has focused on defending Israel and American troops, while leaving Gulf countries to protect themselves, and said that his country’s stock of interceptors was “rapidly depleting.”
GiantEnemaCrab on
Eh yeah fair but at the same time maybe Iran shouldn’t be bombing apartment buildings in Bahrain. I feel like Iran randomly firing on civilians in unaffiliated countries should be condemned more than it has been.
In the Gulf war the US + friends liberated Kuwait and while this happened Iraq was terror bombing Israel and gassing its own people. No one blamed the US for this, so I don’t know why gulf states are doing so now. Maybe to draw attention away from their shoddy air defense against drones?
These-Sport-421 on
That’s what happens when one country attacks another in the middle of negotiations.
Few-Noise1798 on
The real losers of this conflict are the rich gulf states. The symbolical damage suffered by the likes of UAE, Saudi, Bahrain and Qatar are huge. People won’t see Dubai in the way they used to see this city before 28th Feb, same goes for the other major cities of the region which were seen as a safe heaven in a geopolitically dangerous zone. At the end of the day, being America’s friend is more dangerous than being its enemy. The kurds learnt this in the hard manner and so did the gulf states.
mayorolivia on
Biggest miscalculations have come from the U.S. and Iran.
The U.S. thinks they can install a new leader like they did in Venezuela. The Iranian regime has had a stranglehold on power since 1979 and will continue to kill innocent protesters. Even if the U.S. declares victory for decimating Iran’s military threat, it will look like losers after the regime remains in power.
The Iranians miscalculated that attacking their neighbours would result in pressure by the Arabs to stop the war. Instead the Arabs have come to the conclusion the regime is beyond repair and economic/diplomatic agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re written on with Iran. I expect greater intelligence/military/diplomatic cooperation among Israel, US, Arab countries following the war.
What’s the end game here? Israel and the U.S. will celebrate crippling Iran’s military threat but I suspect Republicans will get punished by voters for the war and higher energy prices. Iran’s regime will celebrate remaining in power. The Arab countries will have to pick up the pieces of the financial costs of the war (lost tourism, commerce, oil/gas capacity, etc).
Technical-Natural-5 on
If the Americans were to give them a heads up, the timing of the op would’ve leaked, and all the preps would’ve gone to waste.
This doesn’t mean that I’m endorsing this war of aggression or even on the side of the ayatollahs. It’s just OpSec 101.
The Gulfies need to ask themselves why they don’t have strong and reliable assets in the Trump administration or the defense establishment or the intelligence community to pass on these tips to them and heck why not even inside the Israeli establishment.
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Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed in the way the U.S. has handled the war, particularly the initial attack on Iran on Feb. 28. They said their countries were not given advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complained the U.S. had ignored their warnings that the war would have devastating consequences for the entire region.
One of the officials said that Gulf countries were frustrated and even angry that the U.S. military has not defended them enough. He said there is belief in the region that the operation has focused on defending Israel and American troops, while leaving Gulf countries to protect themselves, and said that his country’s stock of interceptors was “rapidly depleting.”
Eh yeah fair but at the same time maybe Iran shouldn’t be bombing apartment buildings in Bahrain. I feel like Iran randomly firing on civilians in unaffiliated countries should be condemned more than it has been.
In the Gulf war the US + friends liberated Kuwait and while this happened Iraq was terror bombing Israel and gassing its own people. No one blamed the US for this, so I don’t know why gulf states are doing so now. Maybe to draw attention away from their shoddy air defense against drones?
That’s what happens when one country attacks another in the middle of negotiations.
The real losers of this conflict are the rich gulf states. The symbolical damage suffered by the likes of UAE, Saudi, Bahrain and Qatar are huge. People won’t see Dubai in the way they used to see this city before 28th Feb, same goes for the other major cities of the region which were seen as a safe heaven in a geopolitically dangerous zone. At the end of the day, being America’s friend is more dangerous than being its enemy. The kurds learnt this in the hard manner and so did the gulf states.
Biggest miscalculations have come from the U.S. and Iran.
The U.S. thinks they can install a new leader like they did in Venezuela. The Iranian regime has had a stranglehold on power since 1979 and will continue to kill innocent protesters. Even if the U.S. declares victory for decimating Iran’s military threat, it will look like losers after the regime remains in power.
The Iranians miscalculated that attacking their neighbours would result in pressure by the Arabs to stop the war. Instead the Arabs have come to the conclusion the regime is beyond repair and economic/diplomatic agreements aren’t worth the paper they’re written on with Iran. I expect greater intelligence/military/diplomatic cooperation among Israel, US, Arab countries following the war.
What’s the end game here? Israel and the U.S. will celebrate crippling Iran’s military threat but I suspect Republicans will get punished by voters for the war and higher energy prices. Iran’s regime will celebrate remaining in power. The Arab countries will have to pick up the pieces of the financial costs of the war (lost tourism, commerce, oil/gas capacity, etc).
If the Americans were to give them a heads up, the timing of the op would’ve leaked, and all the preps would’ve gone to waste.
This doesn’t mean that I’m endorsing this war of aggression or even on the side of the ayatollahs. It’s just OpSec 101.
The Gulfies need to ask themselves why they don’t have strong and reliable assets in the Trump administration or the defense establishment or the intelligence community to pass on these tips to them and heck why not even inside the Israeli establishment.