It should come as no surprise to anyone that Saudi Arabia a leading force against revolution in the Middle East. This reactionary regime continues to play a counter-productive role in the region, and quite possibly the world. Reports suggest that the Saudi regime was disappointed with Ben Ali for fleeing Tunisia in the face of the revolt and admonished him for not digging in and fighting back even more than he already did. Additionally, further reports suggest that the Saudi regime is angry with the US for not sufficiently supporting the Mubarak regime in its hour of need. And now the Saudis are sending in troops to reinforce the Bahraini dictatorship. This should be an important lesson to all observers of the region who want to see the end of the tyrannies that have long plagued the region; that the Saudi regime is a stalwart ally to dictators in the regime (i.e. Yemen, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, etc.) and is a counter-revolutionary force and that Arabs cannot ignore this regime as they fight for revolution in their respective. countries In other words, the Saudi regime and its role in the region is a major obstacle to revolution and must be addressed.
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It all plays into Iran’s hands. The last thing legacy of Arabism in Bahrain will be killed Bahrainis by Saudi Forces. There is no stability in that.
Hey, howcome when you mentioned the dictators in the region, you forgot to mention Syria?
That’s a good question. I mentioned dictators in the region in the context of those who are supported by the Saudis, i.e. I said: “the Saudi regime is a stalwart ally to dictators in the regime (i.e. Yemen, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, etc.).” Syria is NOT supported by the Saudis and have much contention between them. The Saudis abhor the Syrians for supporting Hizbullah and for being allied with Iran.
That is not to say the Syrian regime is not dictatorial. It is in fact one of the worst in region and the mere fact that protesters have been prevented from staging similar rallies there should tell you something about the regime.