Wrt nations involved.What the Emirs,sheikhs and princes want may not be the same as Abdul wants.It may sound like a broken record,but that's is.Unlike Roccor and many others I've no direct experience there,but the fundamentals problems in the ME are quite the same,with slight variations.
The problem with the US military isn't the money,is the political will.It may sound like a stereotype,but the American way of war is also a bit expensive.Cutting exceses may help a lot in maintaining combat power,while making the effort sustainable.The decline is also not a matter of capabilities,but a matter of willpower.
The rise of Iran is not the rise of a military hegemon,but one of a power that has the willpower to do it.Maybe it sounds stupid,but if they ever come to rule the area it will be because they want it bad enough.They can be halted,but they proved so far adept at playing divide and conquer.There is no local force that can change that and no amount of military equipment and money spent on the part of the Arab regimes will change that.
Why would a global hegemon have interest in protecting the tankers belonging to multinationals?IMO,because without that there will be no global hegemon,but many local ones.Iran and the rest will sell their oil,there's no doubt on that,may be at even better prices.But they will sell only to whom they want,at what price they want.Now they are important for all the rest.On their own,they become a power center themselves.
The problem with the US military isn't the money,is the political will.It may sound like a stereotype,but the American way of war is also a bit expensive.Cutting exceses may help a lot in maintaining combat power,while making the effort sustainable.The decline is also not a matter of capabilities,but a matter of willpower.
The rise of Iran is not the rise of a military hegemon,but one of a power that has the willpower to do it.Maybe it sounds stupid,but if they ever come to rule the area it will be because they want it bad enough.They can be halted,but they proved so far adept at playing divide and conquer.There is no local force that can change that and no amount of military equipment and money spent on the part of the Arab regimes will change that.
Why would a global hegemon have interest in protecting the tankers belonging to multinationals?IMO,because without that there will be no global hegemon,but many local ones.Iran and the rest will sell their oil,there's no doubt on that,may be at even better prices.But they will sell only to whom they want,at what price they want.Now they are important for all the rest.On their own,they become a power center themselves.
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