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According to Robert Gates' book Duty, it seems that the Saudi government has strong relationships with folks in both political parties. This appears to ensure t
by abawany 11y ago
According to Robert Gates' book Duty, it seems that the Saudi government has strong relationships with folks in both political parties. This appears to ensure that they get the kid glove treatment regardless of what happens. Gates describes a scenario where he was talking to the then-King in ~2006 and how the latter expected the US to just send troops wherever the kingdom needed them with no consideration for US lives; Gates describes this conversation as unforgettable and one that left him seething.
- vithlani 11y agoWell.... from the King's point of view, he is right to have this expectation given that he is spending billions of dollars a year buying outdated arms and technology from the US, it's war machine and it's allies. There is an implicit quid pro quo in there, weather anybody likes it or not.