Perhaps it was too close to home that deterred them. A conflict that sees an area in Asia get trashed would be more acceptable.Once this current conflict has been settled, I wonder if the U.S. going to mess with Saudi Arabia for accepting yuan for oil purchases , plus all those other small oil/gas producing countries who she considers to be less than enthusiastic when it came to supporting the West in their time of need.
I think the US will continue to try to make a coup against MBS. But MBS has been making the Saudi royal family members sell all their properties in the West for years already to fund his cities in the middle of the desert. Some claim the Saudis overstate their oil reserves and their whole economy is a giant house of cards anyway. Why did the Saudis put up Saudi Aramco shares up for sale? The Saudis seem to be really concerned with moving away from oil for some reason. And I doubt seeing the US confiscate the wealth of Russian millionaires is going to make the Saudis more willing to invest in the West.
This shows foresight. Anyone with half a brain can understand that oil exports have a bleak future. A proper leader will wisely divest asap from such reliance.
@B.I.B. Bro IF this conflict settled in overwhelming Russian victory which it is, the US will be bog down in Europe for decades especially as Poland, Romania, the Baltic Chiuhuahua and Bulgaria will clamor for more US involvement (more money). The Alliance System is a Burden that will inflict more serious harm for America than they realized. The Saudis knows it and the rest of Global South, look right now the invite for an ASEAN US summit members country will sent representatives instead of top leaders attending. The Philippine is one of them with President Duterte making excuses of election schedule. The US prestige is being eroded and they are forcing its Allies to act against their interest like forcing SK into QUAD knowing that their difference with Japan is irreconcilable. The rotted is spreading within and instead of administering treatment they're inflicting more by overstretching their already limited resources. It's a multipolar world and the Collective West is not seen as overpowering like before as their bluff is being called on every time they make a statement...lol
@gelgoog they have China and Russia their new BBF and they're having their cake and eat it too....lol High oil prices and a large ready customer, they become bolder and the confidence to give the American the middle finger. Brother the US is having its Karmic moment, those Hubris and condescending action is coming home to roost. That's the reason the Collective West hate both the Chinese and the Russian, they weren't fear anymore and their importance had been lessen.
Pretty easy to earn money when you control the government policies and have insider info.
Just like Britain only became a welfare state after WWII, after it lost its empire.