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I don't feel like this answers the question. Saudis have outsized influence on the US because they have a large building as their embassy?
by yaitsyaboi 5y ago
I don't feel like this answers the question. Saudis have outsized influence on the US because they have a large building as their embassy?
- atlasunshrugged 5y agoThere is a really interesting dynamic where the Saudis have basically pushed the line of thinking that they have a special relationship with us going back to WWII or WWI. I generally am a bit skeptical of Cato Institute but they had a great podcast with Prof Robert Vitalis about this that shed a ton of light on exactly this question for me. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/americas-oil-myths/id1282100393?i=1000523782536 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/americas-oil-myths/id1...
- pasttense01 5y agoNo: they do it the old fashioned way: lobbying and political contributions.