RE: Saudi Arabia Law
September 27, 2016 at 12:39 pm
(This post was last modified: September 27, 2016 at 12:46 pm by ReptilianPeon.)
(September 27, 2016 at 12:26 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Oil, son.Loads of countries have oil. Iran, Russia and Valenzuela have loads of oi too yet the United States and is quite happy to bemoan their "human rights". They take oil from Saudi with few questions asked so I think it's a little more complicated.
Time to face the real world.
The money Saudi makes from oil is given back to the United States in the form of arms sales. Russia can build its own arms, Iran hates the United States (with good reason considering the CIA and Britain organized a coup in response to Persia wanting to nationalize its oil industry) and Venezuela has been to "socialist" as of late. Turns out, GCC countries are perfect to sell weapons to.
The Obama administration has sold more weapons to Saudi than any other presidency it turns out. Saudi donates a few million to the Clinton Foundation and they get a sweet (and speedy) arms deal. Handy if you need to bomb civilians in the Yemen or are in an arms race with Iran. Hilary has lots of friends who are defence contractors because they know she'll be able to sell more arms as president. For example:
Consider this IB Times article:
Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals From Hillary Clinton's State Department
Quote:Even by the standards of arms deals between the United States and Saudi Arabia, this one was enormous. A consortium of American defense contractors led by Boeing would deliver $29 billion worth of advanced fighter jets to the United States' oil-rich ally in the Middle East.So even the Israelis are worried. But even that wasn't enough to stop Hilary and Obama. Guess the defence industry is even more powerful than the Israel-lobby.
Israeli officials were agitated, reportedly complaining to the Obama administration that this substantial enhancement to Saudi air power risked disrupting the region's fragile balance of power. The deal appeared to collide with the State Department’s documented concerns about the repressive policies of the Saudi royal family.
And Atlas is absolutely right to say that Saudi wouldn't exist without Western support. Who would know Saudi better than a Saudi? You know, somebody who has to live under this wicked system propped up by the West. Iran is way better at fighting terrorism that Saudi (who gives weapons and support to terrorist) yet we chose to spit in Iran's face.