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Fast Walker 52

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33. yep, the motherfuckers have bought us off, literally

Tue May 17, 2016, 04:13 PM

May 2016

A lot of good info on Saudi Arabia in this interview
https://shadowproof.com/2016/03/06/podcast-vijay-prashad-libya-bombing/

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Why do we still support Saudi Arabia? [View all] hueymahl May 2016 OP

Because the people who run this country lust after money and power. djean111 May 2016 #1

Because they assisted bushcheneyco with MIHOP and made everyone involved rich. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #2

+1 tk2kewl May 2016 #7

9/11 was a U.S./Saudi Arabia operation. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #21

They very possibly hold some information that TPTB do not jwirr May 2016 #23

Indeed. nt ChisolmTrailDem May 2016 #25

we're stupid and shortsighted. MariaThinks May 2016 #3

Good customer for the MIC and they pay their bills on time. Gidney N Cloyd May 2016 #4

Because of Citi bank, Exxon-Mobil and Boeing Corp, and the Bushes and the Clintons leveymg May 2016 #5

Clinton's? lark May 2016 #19

That's what I used to think, before I took the time to look closely at the relationship leveymg May 2016 #26

yep... it does seem as if our govt is largely bought off by Saudi Arabia Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #39

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Skwmom May 2016 #6

Despotic regimes do everything they can to stay in power. Baobab May 2016 #40

Everyone here is mostly wrong. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #8

Words like immoral and evil don't fit The2ndWheel May 2016 #10

I think those words do apply, actually. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #28

Truth is a rare gem. saidsimplesimon May 2016 #18

We supported the Shah of Iran, who made the Saudia government look like princes Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #29

Yes we did, and that is probably the most direct cause of the present alliance. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #30

The Saudi royal family and the Bush family go way back. Doctor_J May 2016 #9

I do not know. oldandhappy May 2016 #11

Well that was an easy question. zeemike May 2016 #12

We are Saudi Arabia. They own a shitload of the U.S. nt valerief May 2016 #13

yep, the motherfuckers have bought us off, literally Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #33

There was an episode of American Dad where he considered Saudi Arabia to be idyllic.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2016 #14

Influence Matrosov May 2016 #15

Why do we keep using the rhetorical "we" who are entirely someone else? ancianita May 2016 #16

But we are citizens of the USA. That means we were involved. jwirr May 2016 #27

We were not involved! We had no say! Don't let excuse makers drag you down with them! ancianita May 2016 #32

the "powers that be" then Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #34

No one is responsible for their representatives' betraying their voters' interests in the ancianita May 2016 #36

your points are well-taken and seriously, fuck the leaders of Saudi Arabia Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #38

As I said above, the we who are responsible do try to solve problems others -- but not ancianita May 2016 #41

I bet I wouldn't last one hour there yuiyoshida May 2016 #17

They are our good friends in the region! Our close ally. Rex May 2016 #20

Because until there is a reliable, affordable alternative source StarTrombone May 2016 #22

actually, the US doesn't even use that much oil from Saudi Arabia Fast Walker 52 May 2016 #35

Oil is a fungible commodity StarTrombone May 2016 #37

the Donald will renegotiate the price of oil around the globe and settle the problems NoMoreRepugs May 2016 #24

They're still a huge client state for the US weapons industry. MrScorpio May 2016 #31