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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Fuglesang tweet..
Saudi Arabia beheads 47 people in one day; but that's ok b/c they're our ally against ISIL, which beheads people.
Rex
(65,616 posts)We've hyped them up for decades...even 9/11 didn't slow down that relationship.
MurrayDelph
(5,294 posts)is not necessarily my friend
The Enemy of my Enemy may hate us also, but considers us a useful tool to be dealt with later when the higher-priority enemies are removed.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Most of the Saudi big shots are BFEE BFF. when they flew airliners into the wtc, the Bush family "dealt with them" by helping them flee the country.
Earth to Murraydelph - come in please.
SoLeftIAmRight
(4,883 posts)It is good that even the republicans have turned away from them in name if not desires
mdbl
(4,973 posts)then they are friends again.
MurrayDelph
(5,294 posts)The Enemy of my Enemy hates us, too; they're just willing to play along with us to get to higher priority targets.
Once those are gone, they will finish attacking us.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)I think the high rollers have kept the hot war in the ME going due to the obscene profits. If shooting actually comes to the US, anti-war sentiment make come to critical mass, which could hurt profits. They'll find a way to keep it off of this continent.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)SwissTony
(2,560 posts)so I'm really only aware of John through his Tweets etc which are relayed on DU.
He's hugely impressive.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)FairWinds
(1,717 posts)the Saudi's take photos of beheadings and post them . .
Where is the outrage from the US media?
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