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Submitted by Robert Bruce Cruickshank, Nov 26, 2007 19:13

Khalid AlSaeed seems to forget that ordinary Americans have some good reasons to be skeptical about Saudi Arabia: support for intolerant, anti-western Wahhabi Muslim madrasas worldwide, even in the US prison system; memories of Saudi Arabia, leader of OPEC, forcing oil prices higher by withholding supply, in the past; wallowing in excess profits at present in connivance with the Bush Administration and Big Oil; an apparently intolerant society, where women aren't even allowed to drive on their own - as if they should need permission, anyway; and, oh yeah, most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudis!
I'm sure there are many, many righteous Saudis. The unpopular ruling tyrants, however, give us reason to hesitate. Why is it that the U.S. always lines up with the dictators all over the world (yes, even Saddam was a U.S. client before his invasion of Kuwait and betrayal of Bush, Sr, making his removal inevitable, in revenge)? These guys always get overthrown in the end, and the U.S. gets further discredited. How long can one think the beloved Saudi "royal family" would survive without the U.S. backing them? Would their oil just buy them another thug nation to prop them up?
I'll bet we're an even bigger trading partner, now that they've so considerately raised the price of oil to levels that make one wonder if economic warfare is being perpetrated on us. Thanks a lot, Saudi Arabia, Bush (who's family has huge economic ties with, and financial interests in, Saudi Arabia and even with the bin Ladens, through The Carlyle Group, etc.), and Big Oil: you're really giving the American people a good pummeling

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to both Israel and Saudi Arabia. and the mess we are in presently in the Middle east is the proof. [MORE]	shawn	Nov 5, 2007 07:40
Shawn, we owe a big "thanks for nothing" to Saudi Arabia (ruled by intolerant religious oil despots), Bush (whose family... [MORE]	Robert Bruce Cruickshank	Nov 26, 2007 19:27
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Any one who studied basic accounting can tell a difference between an asset and a liability. Simply said, for America... [MORE]	Hamad S Alomar	Oct 1, 2007 19:39
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Dear Editor, The myth Mr. Ibarhim is trying to create in his ("Israel Lobby's Pull Pales next to Evil Saudi Input"... [MORE]	Khalid AlSaeed	Sep 27, 2007 05:30
Mr. Khalid AlSaeed Actions speak louder than words [MORE]	Jake	Oct 19, 2007 14:36
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Khalid AlSaeed seems to forget that ordinary Americans have some good reasons to be skeptical about Saudi Arabia: support for...	Robert Bruce Cruickshank	Nov 26, 2007 19:13
Dear Editor, The myth Mr. Ibarhim is trying to create in his ("Israel Lobby's Pull Pales next to Evil Saudi Input"... [MORE]	Khalid AlSaeed	Sep 26, 2007 06:27
To say the nation of S.A is a major player in the game of corruption being cast on our society... [MORE]	erick	Sep 25, 2007 21:26
Well said article, only does not go deep enough. History shows that the Sunnie have been the most violent and... [MORE]	Paul A. Newell	Sep 25, 2007 18:50
Sir: I agree with your statement about "people who do not care for their own are not worthy of concern."" This... [MORE]	don adams	Sep 25, 2007 12:56
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