There are no Muslim good guys - that is my personal, prejudiced point of view. Abdullah used America when it benefited him. Abdullah presided over a kingdom that had no notion of civil rights. He presided over a kingdom that still practices slavery. Abdullah presided over a nation that practices female genital mutilation, stoning of adulterers, and persecution of Christians. Yeah, he was a good guy. (heavy dose of sarcasm)
As a member of OPEC, an illegal cartel under American and most western governments' law, oil prices have been manipulated time and time again, to his benefit and to the determent of Americans. While the latest unilateral price manipulation of oil, punishes Iran and Russia and temporarily helps American consumers, it hurts the shale oil/gas businesses of America.
Understand one thing about Muslims: they are taught, instructed and practice deception against the infidels. It is part of their religion. It is in their so-called holy book. You cannot trust a Muslim. You can not trust a Muslim nation. Once that is understood there is only one conclusion. That is you can not ever enter into any agreement or treaty with a Muslim or Muslim nation.
Abdullah fought against extremists when it benefited him. Meanwhile, Abdullah was an extremist. Is one Muslim extremist better than another Muslim extremist? I suppose when he is our extremist. The problem here is that American foreign policy went wrong when we started to consider extremists friends. We can have a foreign policy where we allow one extremist to be pitted against extremist, but we should never consider them friends.
May Abdullah and all Muslims burn in hell.
...” While the latest unilateral price manipulation of oil, punishes Iran and Russia and temporarily helps American consumers, it hurts the shale oil/gas businesses of America”....
Saud’s have been afraid for some time when the push to get off dependency on Saudi oil began...but it was talk for a very long time....then when the fracking started they knew it was more than talk....they began acting by lowering prices.
‘Then’ the Ukraine issue opened wide.....this entire thing has been definately played on a stage we don’t get much info about because it’s a Global Game for Position and Power....we generally see the moves after the fact because they will always have “propaganda” ready to go before they make their moves in order to appease the public.
So now the Saud’s have been squirming to maintain their control....all year long Salman has met with World Leaders....and not just those of the G-20....
OPEC, an illegal cartel under American and most western...law.
Price fixing, insider trading, conspiracy in restrain of trade, what else?
Amen.