Quote Originally Posted by Dayuhan View Post
I don't see any connection between Saudi involvement in Syria and Saudi domestic politics. Seems to me the Saudis just see an easy low-risk chance to stick it to the Iranians indirectly, and want to exploit that opportunity.
If you had to guess whether anyone is going to stand up to a Shiite government battering a city full of Sunnis aren’t the Saudis guesses one, two, and three?

I don't think the US gives a rats ass about what the Russians […] think, but the administration does have to notice what the voters think.
Ergo the missile shield.