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The GCC wanted to sit this one out but Iran took that off the table by attacking them.
That is the one that puzzles me. Why attack Oman, which was trying to mediate a deal? Or Bahrain? Or the Emirates? Qatar and Kuwait both host US bases. I can see attacking the bases, but why civilian targets? Maybe Iranian command and control are disrupted enough that units aren't sure who to shoot at, so they just shoot? Or, maybe it's a strategy to paint the entire Gulf as a war zone, so shippers keep their ships out, which they are doing? The chances of the Gulf states wanting to get their skirts mussed is pretty slim. They are probably content to let the US and Israel duke it out with Iran.
Steve
