And it was a west-leaning country in a region full of oil and big trade routes.
Other way around - their loyalties weren’t firmly lodged with either of the superpowers, so the US in the 70s and 80s put a lot of time and effort into wooing them.
Their loyalties still aren’t lodged with anyone, but we keep sucking them off anyway.
Why are we allies with Israel again?
Because a death cult runs our political system in the US.
After WW2 everyone felt really bad. And it was a west-leaning country in a region full of oil and big trade routes.
Most of the calculus has slowly changed over the years. The Congressionally-passed treaties all still remain though.
Other way around - their loyalties weren’t firmly lodged with either of the superpowers, so the US in the 70s and 80s put a lot of time and effort into wooing them.
Their loyalties still aren’t lodged with anyone, but we keep sucking them off anyway.
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And why do we think they need more weapons to “defend” themselves if they’re threatening to obliterate multiple other countries?