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7. Our western elites are in bed with the oil sheiks.

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 05:48 AM

Dec 2015

They would rather spread their ideology and destroy western civilization than kowtow to Russia.

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Should we cut ties with Saudi Arabia and Turkey? [View all] darkangel218 Dec 2015 OP

What does "cut ties" mean? (nt) Recursion Dec 2015 #1

Stop regarding them as "allies". darkangel218 Dec 2015 #2

That would mean kicking Turkey out of NATO Recursion Dec 2015 #3

Yes. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #4

EDIT: I'm open to the idea Recursion Dec 2015 #5

I'm pretty sure that if the US proposed to kick Turkey out of NATO, darkangel218 Dec 2015 #6

Our western elites are in bed with the oil sheiks. CJCRANE Dec 2015 #7

+1. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #10

No DFW Dec 2015 #8

Turkey is fueling ISIS!! darkangel218 Dec 2015 #9

Because Erdoğan is a religious nut case DFW Dec 2015 #11

So far Erdogan is ruling the state. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #12

Both countries have proven to be complicit in Islamic extremism romanic Dec 2015 #13

Both are rogue states IMHO CanonRay Dec 2015 #15