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I suspect its the European Allies that still depend on Saudi Oil that keep the US still supporting the regime.
by maskedinvader 7y ago
I suspect its the European Allies that still depend on Saudi Oil that keep the US still supporting the regime.
- Animats 7y agoSo let them suck up to the Saudis.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoI suspect that there is a substantial group of lobbyists and other politically connected people that are paid a lot of money to influence US policy. The Saudis seem to be pretty smart that way.
- Animats 7y agoThat was more the Bushes, who were involved in the oil industry. Less so today.
- Ididntdothis 7y agoThere are plenty of these people around in DC. Probably more than ever.
- MagnumOpus 7y agoQuote from the current US president about the Saudis: "They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much." Another quote from the current US president about the Saudis: "I make a lot of money from them. They buy all sorts of my stuff. All kinds of toys from Trump. They pay me millions and hundreds of millions". More so today.
- ycombinete 7y agoActually, it’s primarily because Saudi is a “pivot state” (to use zbigniew brzezinski‘s terminology) for the US in the region. Much like Japan in east Asia.