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> First, Ben Laden had ben persecuted by Saudi Arabia and had to flee the country. Long before the 9/11 attacks. Saudi Arabia was trying to get him. Which didn
by baybal2 6y ago
> First, Ben Laden had ben persecuted by Saudi Arabia and had to flee the country. Long before the 9/11 attacks. Saudi Arabia was trying to get him.
Which didn't prevent them spawning, and continuing support of hundred others like him.
What you say is conflating with something like "If USA took down NSDAP, Germans would still burn Jews, and even more of them." It is infuriating.
US must stop supporting Sauds, end of the story.
- golergka 6y ago> What you say is conflating with something like "If USA took down NSDAP, Germans would still burn Jews, and even more of them." But this is not true, whereas the facts I started about internal opposition Saudis face are. > US must stop supporting Sauds, end of the story. This would make the world a worse place and lead to a lot of death and suffering, compared to the future where US would still support them. How can you justify such a thing?
- stjohnswarts 6y agoActually they don't and won't for a very long time to come. They are a source of stability in the ME that the US won't sacrifice for human rights abuses no matter how loud hacker news gets.