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Why does Iran need to ditch their theocracy to be our ally, but Saudi Arabia gets to keep theirs? That’s what I don’t understand. The Iranian government is a b
by mikeash 8y ago
Why does Iran need to ditch their theocracy to be our ally, but Saudi Arabia gets to keep theirs?
That’s what I don’t understand. The Iranian government is a bunch of oppressive fuckheads and stands for many things we oppose... but that’s even more the case with Saudi Arabia, so we treat like kings.
- ReptileMan 8y agoBecause their theocracy refers to US as great satan? That complicates any possible alliance a bit. I think that they may also hold grudge for US support of US' best buddy Saddam Hussein during Iran - Iraq war that cost them a nice chunk of a million lives.
- mikeash 8y agoWould they still do that if we made friends with them?
- ReptileMan 8y agoThat could take decades to accomplish and would require US to throw Israel under the bus. And the US would not win anything of value.
- Pica_soO 8y agoSaudi Arabias school book dont have nice words for america either. The 9/11 cause was that a whole generation of islamic men grew up hating infidels (russians & americans alike). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_textbook_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_textbook_controv...
- GordonS 8y ago> Because their theocracy refers to US as great satan In all honesty, the US has given Iran plenty of reasons for relations to be somewhat frosty. In more recent times, Trump has been rather vocal against Iran with his trademark agressive Twitter 'pish' - so there's plenty of name calling on both sides, and hardly justifies the current state of affairs.