RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoSaudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel's attack on Qatarapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down11
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkSaudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel's attack on Qatarapnews.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squarepathos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·7 hours agoDefense blocs are a different matter. Look on a map where NATO members are vs Russia and compare where KSA and Pakistan are compared to Israel. Not saying the Middle East shouldn’t show solidarity but it’s a mesh of complex relations and this arbitrary pact just adds to that mess.
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agois this not a defense bloc? maybe im confused because i thought it said attacks on one is attacks on all, etc.
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoNo no when we do it it’s a defense block to protect Freedom loving people when they do it it’s a defense pack that’s designed to spiral into war. Big difference.
Defense blocs are a different matter. Look on a map where NATO members are vs Russia and compare where KSA and Pakistan are compared to Israel.
Not saying the Middle East shouldn’t show solidarity but it’s a mesh of complex relations and this arbitrary pact just adds to that mess.
is this not a defense bloc? maybe im confused because i thought it said attacks on one is attacks on all, etc.
No no when we do it it’s a defense block to protect Freedom loving people when they do it it’s a defense pack that’s designed to spiral into war. Big difference.