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Originally Posted by Livia

I see no reason why we should be regarding ourselves as "an embarrassment". Rather be on good terms with dubious and/or archaic regimes for the sake of diplomacy than be at loggerheads with no chance of talks or negotiation at all. There are plenty of countries around the world that we're on good political terms with but whose regime we deplore. Look at the lengths we've gone to schmoozing China, a country not without its Human Rights abuses. Importing only 4% of our oil from the Middle East, how much would come directly from Saudi? 2%? 1%? Less? It doesn't fit with your idea that "we sell arms , planes, military hardware to them and in return they give us a cheap plentiful supply of oil."

No , I meant Saudi Arabia is the embarrassment of a Country.




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