Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: FreedomNeocon

I suspect that any "Kuwaiti official" that said that is currently either looking for another job now, on his way out of the country permanently, or dead.

Take a look at the distribution of oil wealth in Kuwait - the government and royals take 5% or so (iirc, it's a small number) and the rest is equally distributed among the citizens of Kuwait. What a contrast with the Saudis, where the House of Saud takes 95% of the oil revenues and *sometimes* distributes the remaining 5% or so to the people.

In Kuwait, nobody becomes a terrorist because it means giving up literally everything - I think the average income of a Kuwaiti is something like $350K USD. They are happy and prosperous - no reason to join Islamic Jihad or whatever. What a contrast to Saudi Arabia!


77 posted on 09/04/2005 10:12:48 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 73 | View Replies ]


To: Spktyr

Kuwait has had some terrorists. Either during the build-up for Iraq or soon after we went in, they had a few men who carried out attacks on some of our forces.


162 posted on 09/04/2005 5:48:52 PM PDT by Silverdrake
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 77 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson