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.
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.