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On “British” TV etc, you only see the Ukrainian conflict from the Kiev-regime side.
[“MBS IS FINISHED: THE HOUSE OF SAUD FACES TOTAL COLLAPSE Scott Ritter, former UN weapons inspector and Marine intelligence officer, warns that Mohammed bin Salman has entered a death spiral with no way out. A war launched in 2014 for quick military glory has become a 12-year nightmare that is now physically dismantling Saudi oil production. The American umbrella has failed, allies will not ride to the rescue, and the kingdom is losing decisively. The only remaining question is how fast the collapse arrives.
THE CORE VERDICT
Ritter states the demise of Muhammad bin Salman is inevitable.
“He’s finished.”
If lucky he catches the last gold-plated 747 out of Riyadh to a London hideaway or the United States.
If not, his head is removed by sword amid shouts of Allahu Akbar.
“It’s the end of the House of Saud.”
THE 2014 STRATEGIC ERROR
MBS tried to earn his military spurs with a fast victory over Ansar Allah.
The campaign turned into a 12-year nightmare.
His later decision to expand the war by striking Sanaa airfield only accelerated the destruction.
There is no political off-ramp left and no salvation coming.
THE OIL DESTRUCTION
Ansar Allah is no longer limited to blocking Bab el-Mandeb or hitting pipelines and storage.
They are now attacking production facilities and the wells themselves.
“This is the end of Saudi Arabia.”
Without oil the entire Vision 2030 fantasy collapses into what Ritter calls a Bedouin-infested sand pit with nothing left.
NO ALLIES WILL SAVE HIM
The American security umbrella proved nonfunctional.
Saudi forces are ineffective, overweight, proxy-driven and overmatched.
Pakistan faces massive Imran Khan protests and will not send tens of thousands of troops into a losing desert war.
Turkey has no interest in dying for the Saudis.
The Mecca Pact is a joke of maps and chalkboards with no real troop movement.
THE RIYADH PREDICTION
If MBS is removed and internal fighting follows, Ritter says Ansar Allah columns could drive through the streets of Riyadh.
Saudis have feared this outcome since 1990.
“Saudi Arabia is losing this war decisively. And there’s nothing that can be done to save them.”
The world will experience the same shock that hit when the Shah of Iran fell in 1979.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Scott Ritter sees MBS as toast and the House of Saud heading toward the same abrupt end that surprised everyone in 1979. Energy production is being dismantled, no outside force will intervene, and the collapse is already underway. History is about to deliver a shock that almost no one in the West has priced in.”]
Refers to Burnham’s stupid comment to the effect that Russia somehow procured the Brexit Referendum vote. Now Burnham admits that he has no evidence whatsoever to back that. He is pathetic.
