> With all respect, this is an absurd summary I don't think it was absurd, nor paid respect. Maybe it did not focus on the things I would focus on, but it was

> With all respect, this is an absurd summary I don't think it was absurd, nor paid respect. Maybe it did not focus on the things I would focus on, but it was coherent enough. I believe the historic reasoning for supporting the Saudi's was obvious (until the fracking "miracle"). Saudi Arabia effectively controlled OPEC and ensured that the USD was the standard for oil exchange. This was HUGE for the global US Hegemony and power dynamic. Even Russia was forced to deal in USD at times. > There is no 'ideological war with Islam'. There are a number of countries, with religious leaders who are all Islamic, that are actively anti-USA in both violent and non violent action. This is an oversimplification of history, but the root cause is still there. Religion has been responsible for more deaths than any other force and this continues into modern times. > The conflict with China <is due to another set of issues> That interpretation is valid, but the effect is the same. The US combats freedom of expression with media and China flat-out persecutes it mercilessly out of fear of destabilization (the ruling "oligarchy" is very well educated) with a penchant for cleansing populations along regional and racial divides. This is particularly distasteful (other than Trump's initiatives to "punish" states?) to the US population. > there is not much points going into your other arguments which are equally absurd He didn't make arguments. He gave reasons for his interpretation of events.