[ek_hornbeck]

I summon my blue-eyed slaves anytime it pleases me. I command the Americans to send me their bravest soldiers to die for me. Anytime I clap my hands a stupid genie called the American ambassador appears to do my bidding. When the Americans die in my service their bodies are frozen in metal boxes by the US Embassy and American airplanes carry them away, as if they never existed. Truly, America is my favorite slave.

This attitude is the reason I've always detested the Saudis, together with the fact that their money, directly or indirectly, accounts for most of the world's funding for radical Islam and jihad.

I think that the Saudis realize that Trump won't lick their boots as Obama and the Bushes did, and with America independent of Saudi oil, they're looking for any friends they can find. Who will they go running to next? Maybe China would prefer them to Iran, but I doubt that their arrogant, entitled attitude would go over well with Xi.

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ek_hornbeck wrote:"I think that the Saudis realize that Trump won't lick their boots as Obama and the Bushes did, and with America independent of Saudi oil, they're looking for any friends they can find...."

• FinancialTimes: Saudi Arabia warns Trump on blocking oil imports Kingdom's energy minister says move would risk damagin the US economy

• Forbes: Saudi Arabia is buying up America's Oil Assets

  Perhaps Trump will get ahead of this. The Saudi's nationalized their oil enterprises...we should do no less.

[Undecided 2012]

I think DJT realizes we as a country always change sides in the ME. It started with the Russians in Afganistan in the 80s and continues with us for Saddam against Iran, then against, then for and against now rebels in Syria. Hey a shout out to John McCain, “Go F yourself.”
We are moving out of the ME except for our 1 friend Israel.
As far as the Shia Sunni thing in SA, Irag, Iran and Turkey. I say have at it but we aint playing. Does anyone have any pop corn?