Saudi Arabia Is Organizing An Alliance Against Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama and Saudi King Abdullah speak to the media after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 29, 2010. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg

Saudi Bid to Curb Iran Worries U.S. -- Wall Street Journal

Saudi Arabia is rallying Muslim nations across the Middle East and Asia to join an informal Arab alliance against Iran, in a move some U.S. officials worry could draw other troubled nations into the sectarian tensions gripping the Arab world.

Saudi officials have approached Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Central Asian states to lend diplomatic support—and potentially military assistance in some cases—to help stifle a majority Shiite revolt in Sunni-led Bahrain, a conflict that has become a symbol of Arab defiance against Iran.

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More News On The Saudi Led Alliance Against Iran

Saudi Arabia Scrambles to Limit Region’s Upheaval -- New York Times
Saudi Drive to Create Anti-Iran Alliance Concerns U.S., WSJ Says -- Bloomberg
Saudis work to save fellow Arab monarchs -- UPI
Saudis Forming Anti-Shiite 'Club of Kings' -- Newser
UK training Saudi forces used to crush Arab spring -- The Guardian
Report: UK trained Saudi troop protest crushers -- CBS News

My Comment: The paragraph that caught my attention came from the Wall Street Journal ....

.... Prince Bandar—who was the Saudi ambassador to Washington for more than two decades—told the Pakistani generals that the U.S. shouldn't be counted on to restore stability across the Middle East or protect Pakistan's interests in South Asia, these officials say.

In short .... after Israel .... our most important ally in the Middle East is now telling everyone that the U.S. cannot be trusted. I know that the Saudis are "pissed-off" at President Obama on how he deserted Egyptian President Mubarak .... but I was not aware to the degree that they are angry at the White House. These diplomatic and military moves on the part of Saudi Arabia are huge, and they have the potential to completely undermine U.S. policy and strategy in the region .... and there is nothing that the U.S. can do about it.