WHEN THE STATE BECOMES A CULT: IF FAITH REPLACES STRATEGY, WHO PAYS THE PRICE?
The rulers of the Gulf nations made a calculation: that American military bases on their soil were an insurance policy. This week, they are discovering they may have purchased the opposite. Iran has declared it will not strike neighboring countries—unless those countries serve as launchpads for attacks against Iran. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the U.A.E. […]