tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post1484587614771847366..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: Khashoggi's Death is the Crisis We Have Been Waiting ForT. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-89867383593524564492018-12-24T03:24:10.669-08:002018-12-24T03:24:10.669-08:00You are entirely correct of course, but nothing wi...You are entirely correct of course, but nothing will change. How much money do the Filipinos, the Thais, the Vietnamese, the Taiwanese and others have to buy influence inside the beltway? Not so much How much does the House of Saud and the other Gulf princes have to buy influence inside the beltway? Plenty, oceans of money. Our national leadership can be counted on, above all else, includingzednoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393904003566355274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-13289681499416788802018-11-22T02:11:40.716-08:002018-11-22T02:11:40.716-08:00And they already have 120% GDP-PPP and 130% indust...And they already have 120% GDP-PPP and 130% industry GDP of the USAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-44376683182587604422018-11-22T00:48:38.261-08:002018-11-22T00:48:38.261-08:00Interesting analysis.
You are right about the Mi...Interesting analysis. <br /><br />You are right about the Middle East's lack of relevance, in part. I do wonder to what extent the importance of all the oil reserves in Saudi Arabia and its neighbours can be so easily dismissed. The US may be a net energy exporter soon, but all those oil reserves are still very valuable for the world at large, including China itself.<br />Ji Xianghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406727999722525339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-73778683603727403582018-11-21T11:01:37.441-08:002018-11-21T11:01:37.441-08:00I have been arguing similarly for a long time.
ht...I have been arguing similarly for a long time.<br /><br />https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/209982-time-to-stop-worrying-and-learn-to-love-the-chaos<br /><br />"Unfortunately, given the U.S.'s tenuous domestic challenges, the ability to save the world is no longer at its fingertips, nor is it necessarily even desired by the American people themselves. Yet, every nation has national Greg R. Lawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-6140610521809882742018-11-21T10:41:44.711-08:002018-11-21T10:41:44.711-08:00Excellent WritingExcellent Writingjasonemrysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09333843999890711755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-68984765956862368222018-11-21T10:26:15.348-08:002018-11-21T10:26:15.348-08:00Would be wary about extrapolating American energy ...Would be wary about extrapolating American energy independence from current trends. The decline rates in frack wells are very steep and overall the industry has burned money (read: debt) for the longest time. Those wells typically don't generate free cash flow. So things could look very different in 10 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com