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Does the Saudi kleptocracy have any reason to distrust the US klpetocracy? After 9/11/2001 the US was quite loyal in a difficulty time.
by lonelappde 7y ago
Does the Saudi kleptocracy have any reason to distrust the US klpetocracy? After 9/11/2001 the US was quite loyal in a difficulty time.
- fmajid 7y agoThe Saud were still in power. If they lost power, all bets are off. It’s certainly not their sterling moral character that gets them so many free passes today.
- chasd00 7y agoWithout a stable government in SA the Middle East would be even more chaotic than it is now. I think that's why after 9/11 a priority was made to keep the SA monarchy stable and in power.
- y-c-o-m-b 7y agoIf that were true, wouldn't it be counterproductive to destabilize the rest of the region (Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya to name a few) at the same time? I think the stability or instability of the Middle East is a function of how the US leaches resources off of it; in that if destabilizing the region gives U.S. interests more $$$, then so be it, chaos be damned.