Bibi Netanyahu is a religious man. He fervently believes that the Jews are God’s chosen people, and that he has been put on the planet to keep them strong and safe. He is the only person in Israel who can navigate between the shoals of mostly hostile world opinion. He is an indispensable man.
MBS, as far as I know, has few strong religious convictions. He wants to pull his country into the 21st century with the least possible amount of kicking and screaming from the reactionaries who have dominated Saudi politics for decades. He wants to be a modern version of Peter the Great. He is also an indispensable man.
Donald Trump has always argued that “he alone” can save America from crime, illegal immigrants, liberals, woke ideology, and foreigners who pick our pockets every day of the year. The failed assassination attempt undoubtedly increased the intensity of that feeling. He, like Bibi and MBS, is an indispensable man.
So what happens when the interests of these three indispensable men collide? For that, see my next post.