George

Too Depraved to Defect: Why the Gulf Kingdoms Would Rather Bend Over Than Jump Ship
▻https://bettbeat.substack.com/p/too-depraved-to-defect-why-the-gulf?publication_id=437130

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The Gulf monarchies would rather take it up their ass, repeatedly, by their allies than be liberated by their enemies. Because liberation, for them, means the end of depravity and opulence.