And my argument is that they have a lot more to lose, and they should be thinking about the future, not just today.Again easy for us to talk about what another country should or shouldn't do from the comfort of our safe western countries. I'm not telling you that what you're wishing for is wrong I'm just pointing out what is realistic about the situation. Arabs don't like iranians and today they have more to gain from the USA than they do from Iran, that's it.....it may not always be that way but that's what it is today and now.
The Africans and Middle Eastern nations do not presume that China will behave the same as the West.Loose example that comes to mind look at the african countries signing up with China or even some of the middle eastern countries doing the same, they know damn well china wants absolutely nothing but to strip them of their resources and will turn on a dime dropping them like a bad habit once they don't serve that purpose anymore. Everyone knows that but they don't have a better choice, it's just the realism of the situation.