the paper tiger narrative is getting a lot of traction, but it ignores the reality of how these proxy conflicts actually work. it's not about winning a conventional war, it's about making the cost of presence unbearable. that's the real strategy.
That’s exactly right. The US was supposed to protect the GCC countries while they made money and funneled it back to the US but it turns out the US failed in its primary duty of protecting the money and now everyone’s pissed off. Also keep in mind these monarchy’s are not popular amongst the people. They are panicked