The kinda money the Saudis throw around buys a lot of friends.
O. was over there this week picking up his parting gifts. VJ probably got hers as well.
“The kinda money the Saudis throw around buys a lot of friends.”
They were found to have bribed the Malaysian PM with $700M
Wonder what the going rate is for our stooges?
The worse thing is that money came from us in the first place.
Without their leadership position in OPEC what does the House of Saud - there is no “Government of Saudi Arabia” as we understand the term “government” - offer anyone?
Once you understand this truth which is NOT taught in any graduate level international politics/government courses your understanding of World and Middle Eastern politics becomes much clearer.