Now, obviously, Saudi Arabia is nobody's idea of a free, open, just society, but the Most Equal Comrade and Secretary Global-Test were so keen on getting a "deal" on Iran's nuclear program and confer legitimacy on its evil regime that they're getting what they wished for and then some: Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran on Monday after the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent opposition Shiite cleric.Sudan and the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain said they would sever ties with Iran, as Saudi Arabia did late Sunday. Within hours, the United Arab Emirates announced it would downgrade ties to Tehran to the level of the charge d’affaires and would only focus on economic issues. Somalia also issued a statement criticizing Iran.
The escalating tensions between the two longtime regional rivals looks to further imperil efforts to end the wars in Syria and Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and Iran back rival sides.
And, while Saudi Arabia is repressive, at least it has never had any interest in destroying the West. It's not helpful to have such a nation viewing post-America as a patsy for the mullahs:
If the tension continues to ratchet up, how much longer will Saudi sources bother to put this "not indifferent to the Obama administration's views" sheen on on their statements?Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia, one of the most religiously conservative countries in the world, largely follows the strict Wahhabi school of Sunni Islam. Traditional Wahhabi doctrine is ultra-conservative and views Shi'ites as heretical."Enough is enough. Again and again Tehran has thumbed their nose at the West. They continue to sponsor terrorism and launch ballistic missiles and no one is doing anything about it," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity."Every time the Iranians do something, the U.S. backs off. In the meantime, Saudi (Arabia) is actually doing something about it in Syria, in Iran and in Yemen," the source added. "The Saudis really don’t care if they anger the White House."The source later said he had mischaracterized the Saudi position toward the White House, saying that Riyadh was not indifferent to the Obama administration's views but felt it had little choice but to defend its interests where necessary."It isn't that they don’t care what the White House thinks," the source said. "Obviously the Saudis and the U.S. need to work together on quite a few issues. But it's an instance in which the Saudis (feel they) need to forge ahead on their own in their own best interests in terms of dealing with Iran in the region."
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