The reaction of the Mecca Pact now gives us a preview of the future. How will it act, and how far will its military aid to its alliance partners extend?
All friends and foes are watching the capabilities of this very young pact very closely.
And we can already draw a small comparison to NATO. NATO had interventions in the Bosnian War in 1992, Kosovo in 1999, Afghanistan in 2003, and Libya in 2011.
Yes, I know NATO is utter garbage and essentially only serves to advance American interests. But it's a similar alliance in principle and therefore comparable. NATO takes a very long time to become truly militarily active. They played the role of world police for a very long time, trying to manipulate the UN in the process. Anyway, this isn't primarily about NATO... one thing I can say for sure: the Mecca Pact's willingness to provide rapid assistance is much stronger. For NATO, meaning the USA, the Europeans and the UN have always been a hindrance—lots of talk, but no action.
The Middle East, as the English call it, our living space, has many problems. And most of these problems were created by America and Europe, meaning the West. I'm not claiming we wouldn't have any problems at all without their intervention. What country on earth doesn't have problems? We would have far fewer. Before this gets too far-fetched...
On the topic at hand, a Mecca Pact like the one we have now should have existed much earlier; it could have been called the Arab Pact or something else. I'm satisfied for now; they're not just talking, they're taking action, and this is just the beginning.
It can only get better.