Maybe the King of SA should spend his own treasure and the blood of his subjects first....
“Maybe the King of SA should spend his own treasure and the blood of his subjects first....”
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey have financed and armed the jihadists. The king is playing politics. His stake in this is a pipeline across Syria to the Mediterranean. He is playing the US and Europe while still financing the jihad. He wants Americans to clear out Assad (and, indeed, Obama tried to do that and got shut down.)
As for Saudi Arabia fighting, they’re Sunnis and ISIS are Sunnis. The kingdom is only stable because nobody has rocked the boat. Actually fighting a Sunni led effort he financed would probably cause a wave that would swamp the kingdom. In addition, although the kingdom’s forces are formidable on paper, I strongly suspect they’re a hollow force with no strong desire to protect the country or the royals.
Frankly, I’m surprised he has said anything publically.