Saudi Arabia remains a power player in that part of the world and a valuable ally. But we should never allow ourselves to be disillusioned into thinking that they operate some sort of free, democratic state. The House of Saud rules that nation with an iron grip and any freedoms or benefits the citizens may enjoy are always conditional. Sadly, we don’t always get to pick and choose who we do business with in the cold light of reality.—
I have an idea.
Let’s foment an Obama Arab Spring there and put Saudi resources in the hands of some terrorist gang. That should work.
Saudi Arabia a valuable Ally? I’m scratching my head thinking hard for anything they’ve ever done for us that was not an immediate direct benefit to them.
I don’t care about the guy who got murdered, and I care even less about his sadistic murderers. But it’s kind of effed-up that those guys following orders, Royal orders, are getting executed for doing exactly what the king wanted.