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It's not a matter of going to war. The Saudi regime has been propped up by the U.S. since WWII as a means of projecting power over the Arabian peninsula. It's n

It's not a matter of going to war. The Saudi regime has been propped up by the U.S. since WWII as a means of projecting power over the Arabian peninsula. It's not the same as say Russia or China. The U.S. has a direct role in enabling the crimes of the Saudi regime, and very likely the withdrawal of that support would effect change.

chrisco255 8y ago
With regards to China, we opened up trade with them in the 70s and our companies helped build up their economy by offshoring there. But again, this Khashoggi guy is one guy, a Saudi citizen...not ours. We don't deal with any other country like this...what makes Khashoggi so important as to disrupt treaties and trade deals between nations?
- wbl 8y ago
  He had a Green Card which is pretty close to being a US citizen legally.
- insulanus 8y ago
  That may be the way that some countries view the world. The purpose of trade is to serve people, not the other way around. Whoops, I meant make a lot of money for corporations. Also, even if you approach this from a pure self-interest angle, at some point, the US might start to lose influence if they keep undermining their own stated values, not to mention allowing other powers to murder their residents with impunity. Also, if the Americans are looking for a reason to get involved, his son is American.
  - chrisco255 8y ago
    If we went to war with every country that committed hits against their own people we'd be at war with half the world. There's some balance and restraint we have to have in dealing with the world. Imperialism is not a sustainable strategy in 2018.
    - insulanus 8y ago
      Definitely agree we should not just declare war. I just don't want us to get into the habit of throwing up our hands, and saying "Oh well, one more dead guy/reporter/child/female protester. Oh well."

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It's not a matter of going to war. The Saudi regime has been propped up by the U.S. since WWII as a means of projecting power over the Arabian peninsula. It's n

by abalone 8y ago

chrisco255 8y ago
With regards to China, we opened up trade with them in the 70s and our companies helped build up their economy by offshoring there. But again, this Khashoggi guy is one guy, a Saudi citizen...not ours. We don't deal with any other country like this...what makes Khashoggi so important as to disrupt treaties and trade deals between nations?
- wbl 8y ago
  He had a Green Card which is pretty close to being a US citizen legally.
- insulanus 8y ago
  That may be the way that some countries view the world. The purpose of trade is to serve people, not the other way around. Whoops, I meant make a lot of money for corporations. Also, even if you approach this from a pure self-interest angle, at some point, the US might start to lose influence if they keep undermining their own stated values, not to mention allowing other powers to murder their residents with impunity. Also, if the Americans are looking for a reason to get involved, his son is American.
  - chrisco255 8y ago
    If we went to war with every country that committed hits against their own people we'd be at war with half the world. There's some balance and restraint we have to have in dealing with the world. Imperialism is not a sustainable strategy in 2018.
    - insulanus 8y ago
      Definitely agree we should not just declare war. I just don't want us to get into the habit of throwing up our hands, and saying "Oh well, one more dead guy/reporter/child/female protester. Oh well."