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SamuelTheThird

(1,150 posts)
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:57 PM 7 hrs ago

This war is not ending anytime soon (gulf states want it to continue)

https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2026/03/30/gulf-allies-privately-make-the-case-to-trump-to-keep-fighting-until-iran-is-decisively-defeated/

Officials from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain have conveyed in private conversations that they do not want the military operation to end until there are significant changes in the Iranian leadership or there’s a dramatic shift in Iranian behavior, according to the officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
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This war is not ending anytime soon (gulf states want it to continue) (Original Post) SamuelTheThird 7 hrs ago OP
then feel free to engage the 'unfriendly' state with your OWN troops and armaments, my so very good friends !! stopdiggin 7 hrs ago #1
So the US is fighting and dying for Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain? Autumn 7 hrs ago #2
Well, not exactly how it unfolded. AloeVera 5 hrs ago #6
"Officials said" flamingdem 6 hrs ago #3
War doesn't ever change behavior... Hugin 6 hrs ago #4
It's not their dime - and I see their point of view. harumph 6 hrs ago #5
They are printing money right now Renew Deal 5 hrs ago #7

stopdiggin

(15,459 posts)
1. then feel free to engage the 'unfriendly' state with your OWN troops and armaments, my so very good friends !!
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:04 PM
7 hrs ago

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Autumn

(48,956 posts)
2. So the US is fighting and dying for Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain?
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:06 PM
7 hrs ago

Fuck those rich fucking pigs.

AloeVera

(4,257 posts)
6. Well, not exactly how it unfolded.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:27 PM
5 hrs ago

They were not consulted, a fact that made them irate initially. Especially once the missiles were incoming. But their long-held position and advice has been that an attack on Iran would have wider regional implications, best not to go there.

Bur now - if these anonymous sources can be believed - they think the U.S. may as well finish the job. How opportunistic and self-serving of these U.S. lackey despots and monarchs. Rich fucking pigs is right. Ugh.

harumph

(3,271 posts)
5. It's not their dime - and I see their point of view.
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:05 PM
6 hrs ago

Thing is, we shouldn't have started in the first place. There are no good solutions.
Maybe there are less than terrible ones - but I don't know what that looks like.

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