The proxies worked for a long time, you've got to hand it to them, that strategy worked. After that they are sanctioned beyond belief. Vs. Israel who are given kerBillions of free arms.

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The Gulf states are frightened of him. He put a load of effort into proxies that insulated the republic and caused loads of grief for other people. No-one else wants the trouble of getting rid of him and being left with a power vacuum. In a way he held the whole place together.