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The Middle East's cold war, explained

submitted by Mordhaus

7 years 7 months 3 weeks ago

The Saudis and Iranians have never actually declared war on each other. Instead, they fight indirectly by supporting opposing sides in other countries and inciting conflicts. This is known as proxy warfare.
And it’s had a devastating effect on the region. Countries, especially poor ones, can’t function if there are larger countries pulling strings within their borders.

And that’s exactly what's happening in the Middle East. The Saudi-Iranian rivalry has become a fight over influence, and the whole region is a battlefield.

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eric3579

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Interesting as i have little clue of the politics of the middle east *promote

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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Thursday, July 20th, 2017 8:59am PDT - promote requested by eric3579.

Spacedog79 says...

"... no one could have predicted"

Treating nations like pawns in a Kissinger style cold and callous power game does tend towards endless war though.

eric3579

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*promote the more you know.

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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Thursday, July 20th, 2017 2:46pm PDT - promote requested by eric3579.