
The stakes for the Gulf nations are huge.
Aside from the unreliable American military, their only guarantee of stability is their capacity to bribe their populations into passivity.
If they are unable to do that anymore due to catastrophic economic losses because of war, then they better watch their backs because their own populations will turn against them.
So they are faced with two choices - go to war with Iran in the uncertain hope of destroying them or pressure the Americans they bankroll to make peace.
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