tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post6383854866696852347..comments2023-10-30T09:23:42.803-05:00Comments on Some Assembly Required: SAR #13927Charles Kingsley Michaelson, IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364694465614330540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7806136543904112143.post-69717707573750869542013-10-24T16:50:48.831-05:002013-10-24T16:50:48.831-05:00Imperial delusions is a very good read. I think t...Imperial delusions is a very good read. I think the US has lost a lot in the area of nuance, especially over the Bush years. The military domination over the State department pushes the country back into the land where there are no shades of grey anymore, just black&white. I think Arab cultures are very sensitive to degrees, otherwise you just come off looking like stupid white people. Peak energy is also diluting the Saudi power equation, and they will have a hard time adjusting to a dimmed influence.TulsaTimenoreply@blogger.com