Was a good article in The National Interest (itself a fairly conservative, realist school foreign policy magazine) outlining support for the deal at the top echelons of the Israeli intelligence and security establishment: http://nationalinterest.org/feature/iran-dont-let-bibi-sell-us-another-war-25729
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Most would agree that a nuclear Iran is intolerable for them and must be prevented at all costs. Surveys conducted at the time of the deal suggested most were skeptical. I would also think that at this stage most believe a war with Iran is inevitable.
At this stage, Iran's best bet is to make a deal with Russia for protection, including putting nukes in Iran's territory (similar to US with Turkey). You cannot trust US if you're not an ally of them (and not even then under Trump).
Kim should also get China to guarantee the deal when it comes to discussing with US. Or even better, make a deal directly with South Korea and China bypassing entirely US.
Kim should also get China to guarantee the deal when it comes to discussing with US. Or even better, make a deal directly with South Korea and China bypassing entirely US.
I would assume they want prices to rise why else would they have gone to such lengths to get other countries to restrict supply?
South Korea will probably not want that. They are sucking up to Trump big time!
Saudi don't want to sell their oil reserves cheap so no real incentive to up production. That is not really an option anyway because Saudi has a lot more sour crude than sweet crude anyway.
Saudis need the price to rise due to their falling tax revenues.
A very high oil price benefits the Saudis. Their oil is sour crude which is harder to refine with its high sulfur content. With high oil prices companies might be tempted to invest in new oil refineries to take sour crude off Saudi.
So, this is the guy who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Makes a mockery of the whole award.
Makes a mockery of the whole award.
cheers for the answers and the pointers on info to read.
Korea? Vietnam?
I feared the worst when he appointed him. We are going in that direction.
I wish for the speedy downfall of the Saudi royal family.
Bloody Gorka on Newsnight.
This is like a sketch from Curb your enthusiasm. Can just imagine Salman tweeting that whilst having prisoners killed
Saudi Arabia calling other states extremists and terrorists. Lol
This will be different from Iraq 2. The "coalition of the willing" will be US and UK and that's about it.
The coalition of the willing in Iraq was US, UK and Spain because they needed a EU member that was not UK to justify the attack as something that "some countries" from the international community approved it. No other relevant country (and Spain was not really relevant) seconded that invasion.
That didn't stopped Iraq's invasion as it will not stop Iran's invasion. Sometimes we forget that George Bush jr was as demented than Trump but without tweeter and better manners
I'm not sure we'd be behind any attack on Iran. We were tentative on Syrian airstrikes and during Brexit May won't want an all-out war with Iran because she'll know she won't get approval from parliament, and I doubt she'd go without that. Plus the roots of this war would be even more objectionable than Iraq because the reasons (i.e. revoking this deal) would a lot more obviously be our own doing.
Saudi Arabia calling Iran extremist, haha, you couldn't make that shit up. The pot calling the kettle black....
Israel and SA will all in.
And the doomsday clock ticks towards midnight...
I think it’d end May’s government if she tried it.
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Yes, but can you imagine her saying no if the US ask? All Hell will break loose if the US go for Iran.
The US being led by this cartel of scum is so incredibly dangerous for the whole World.
Doubt the UK would be in for such an adventure.
being discussed in the trump investigation thread. Wouldnt mind your take on it
Absolutely. She wouldn't get it past parliament, and would be slaughtered if she tried to avoid passing it through parliament. As the leader of a government who argue we don't have enough money for stuff she'd also be slated for being able to find that money for a war that shouldn't be happening, all that without a majority in the first place. She'd be fecked.
Even though she'd rather not defy the US she wouldn't have a choice when it comes to this one - wouldn't have the will here to do it.
No, there wouldn't be in Parliament (I hope)...but I fear she may join in for a few missile launches a la Syria. The fact she would subsequently be deposed is kind of irrelevant.
For maybe the first time, I don't get the feeling that Trump's US cares about allies and coalitions. Those manipulating him (read: anyone who has ever spoken to him) want this to happen, and it probably will.
And 40% of the US will still talk about snowflakes, libtards and Obama.
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