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Originally Posted by Edward64
I want to read all the details on what the security obligations will be. But this does seem to be headed in the right direction.
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Some more details on what SA and UAE wants.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/middl...ntl/index.html
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Two of the United States’ closest Arab allies are asking the Biden administration to formalize their military relationship with a wide-ranging agreement as Washington becomes uneasy about China’s growing role in the Middle East.
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A security pact is at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s talks with Washington over potential normalization of ties with Israel – which, if achieved, would mark a significant foreign policy win for President Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 US presidential elections.
Last month, MBS for the first time publicly acknowledged the normalization talks, saying his country was moving “closer” each day to reaching a deal with Israel.
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Yeah right. Considering how often our interests do not align, frak this. We will be absolutely idiots to concede an "ironclad" guarantee. Let the rich kids spend their money and build/hire themselves an army.
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It is important to move from an “informal” security arrangement “to something that’s formal,” he said at a conference in New York, calling for a new, “ironclad” security arrangement with the US.
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Good thinking ...
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Experts say the Gulf states may be disappointed as the US is unlikely to extend a blanket security agreement that could get it further bogged down in the Middle East’s conflicts
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It is however unclear if the US would commit to a treaty that would require it to come to the Gulf states’ defense in case of attack.
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