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I find the way he describes "gulf interests" to be almost racist. Is money from Kuwait the same as money from Saudi Arabia? Obviously not. [Corrected syria t

I find the way he describes "gulf interests" to be almost racist. Is money from Kuwait the same as money from Saudi Arabia? Obviously not. [Corrected syria to saudi Arabia]

darawk 8y ago
Relax. It's clearly a euphemism for Saudi Arabia.
- wtvanhest 8y ago
  They should say that then. The gulf countries are not the same.
  - coretx 8y ago
    To say such a thing in public is considered bad for your health.
mgarfias 8y ago
Syria isn’t the gulf.
forkLding 8y ago
Syria is the Levant, Gulf countries are countries in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and in the Persian Gulf.
wp381640 8y ago
It is shorthand for UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi - countries that are just a few of the handful remaining autocratic theocracies in the world with terrible human rights records
- wtvanhest 8y ago
  Those countries are wildly different in terms of human rights violations.