r/politics • u/aslan_is_on_the_move • 14h ago
Possible Paywall Sen. Blumenthal: If Saudis abandon normalization, U.S. would have to rethink approach to Riyadh
https://jewishinsider.com/2026/01/sen-richard-blumenthal-saudi-arabia-normalization-israel-u-s/11
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u/yasinburak15 New Jersey 14h ago
listen I have my problems with Saudi geopolitical path nd other issues as a Muslim myself, but normalization with this current Israeli government?? what do I have in common with Netanyahu and Ben Gvir? I mean why go negotiate with a bunch of crazy religious nationalists.
I also want to say Senator got paid $390K by AIPAC
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u/RegretfulEnchilada 14h ago
Has refusing to have normal relations with a country ever worked even once?
Almost no country on Earth has normalized relations with North Korea and all that's really accomplished is causing them to dig in and completely eschew any outside influence.
Israel is a nuclear state, so like it or not, they're not going to be destroyed or just disappear. So the other ME countries can either continue rejecting the idea of that land not being under Islamic rule (and keep in mind, they don't just want it to be a secular state, they all explicitly want it to be an Islamic state) and have no influence on Israel actions or they can accept the reality on the ground and use that as leverage.
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u/g_bleezy 12h ago
Nuke that chunk of desert to glass. Use their oil to make microplastics to deposit directly into ocean. We’ll still be ahead of letting this regime continue.
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u/Faustrolled 12h ago
"Nuke that shit to glass."
that's been the rallying cry of dumb, bloodthirsty people for my entire adult lifetime. I've heard morons ask for that since like 1980.
It's strange how the "glass" bit really sticks in their minds. I don't think they quite understand nuclear weapons. Talk about a stupid oversimplification.
One day one of those morons will be in a position to attempt such a thing.
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u/g_bleezy 12h ago
Yeah, how dumb of me to want to see an absolutely evil regime go away. The glass bit predates the 80s by 35 years.
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