No, the arab pennisula is not very good, however, I won't be able to stretch into Iran anyways as he has a town there already and its too far from my capitol atm. I don't believe I could get in that way strongly until after 1000AD anyways. I think I need to take all of N Africa down to the jungles as well as hold off others from the East, so this is a start in that direction. If the East can be peaceful, then my holy city can generate the cash needed for the units that will take on the Mali.
Also, the Mali have to kill me if they are going to be competitive in this game, so this war is inevitable imho.
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