Really
The Saudi monarchs have supported us in how many wars and we’ve maintained bases off and on there how long?
Is their culture medieval and archaic to us?
Of course but better than their and our enemies for sure
Have Ssudi citizens supported our enemies .,,yes..,obviously
That is true for any nation in that region....even Israel has nuts who give money to Pali “relief”
We have turned on despots who were allied with us over and over and the replacement has always been worse from Nicaragua to the Shah to the Arab Spring
The Saudi monarchy in the war on terror has proven to be more an ally than NATO and EU member Turkey even the Saudi royals are much more at risk of the Jihadis than Turkeys ruling elite is
It’s a complicated world
——The Saudi monarchs have supported us in how many wars and we’ve maintained bases off and on there how long?-——
I would think since the early 1940’s, possibly 1942.
There was a US presence at the Dhahran airport all that time. There was an officers club with alcohol there a very long time as well