Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
And the oil goes up to 200$ a barrel, western economies enter deeper recession and Russians grow fat on the profits. Not an option.
Hence why I cited strategic and resource interests. We need to do business with Saudi Arabia and other oil countries. However much it stinks, we need them. We don't need to do business with the likes of Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc. Suez canal, Red Sea route through to the Gulf area, oil states. That's all we need from that region.