Would Saudis use economic pressure to force U.S. attack on Iran?

An Israel author and Middle East pundit believes Saudi Arabia is using economic pressure to compel the United States to launch military operations against rival Iran.It is a question of Sunni vs. Shiite, and Avi Lipkin says that oil-rich and Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia does not want to share power with a belligerent and Shiite-dominated Iran. With Iran already being chastised by the United States over its nuclear program and its involvement in the terrorist insurgency in Iraq, Lipkin believes the Saudis are taking advantage of the situation to quietly compel the U.S. to disable its Middle East competitor."If America doesn't defend ... the Sunnis from the Shiites, the Sunnis will say, 'well, you're not our allies, we won't sell you oil, and we will pull our money out of Wall Street,'" argues Lipkin.He believes Saudi Arabia may already be trying to send Washington a message with the decline of the U.S. dollar. "I would not be surprised that part of the fall of the value of the dollar was as a result of the Saudis pulling some of their money out of Wall Street," he offers.Lipkin believes the U.S. recognizes the economic realities of dependence on Saudi oil and might have no choice but to eventually take military action against Iran.

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