In the Arab and Muslim world, the tributes and concessions paid to Trump are seen as a sign of weakness and proof of US dominance over our region.
It is wild when I see Western media twist the reality and suggest that Arab leaders are buying Trump when they are buying temporary protection from being turned into another Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan or worse Palestine.
The reality is pay up or get sanctioned, bombed, couped, invaded or genocided.
Topical but this is AI trash. Do better.
I didn’t create it and I didn’t realize it was AI generated. I only shared it to show how the matter is viewed on Arabic social media. Sorry about this.
When your options are pay up or get destroyed, paying up is the wisest choice. I don’t blame Qatar, UAE or Saudi Arabia for what they are forced to do to at the threat of possible annihilation. When US politicians regularly talk of nuking the Middle East, you have no other option and you try your best to make lemonade from lemons.
I doubt that Qatar or Saudi Arabia are in danger of getting targeted by the US. Even under Trumps unpredictable regime Saudi Arabia at least is and has beem receiving massive support by the NATO on their long lasting war against Yemen. Oil and capital also guarantee them friendly relations to the west.
There was a time when Iraq and Libya weren’t in a danger either, Iraq for sure.
Why settle for a money spigot when you can forcibly take the aquafir?
True. The Nabateans paid the Romans handsomely in tributes to save themselves from going to war with the Romans, they still got annexed.
An entertaining and informative video on the last days of the Nabateans: The Nabataeans - The Final Days Of Petra
Fun fact: Mohammed’s tribe, Quraysh, claims descendance from the Nabateans. They were rich merchants who operated along the same trade routes that made the Nabateans the envy of Athena and Rome.
I’ll try to watch this tonight. Thanks.
