On 26/11/2006, at 2:56 AM, jdiebremse wrote:
I don't think that we're writing checks to the Saudi government, but I
do believe that we provide military assistance. This assistance
obviously goes back to the first Gulf War, and is related to the fact
that it is Saudi supplies of oil that are keeping the world price
at the
60-or-so dollar level that they are at right now.
The US has had military bases in Saudi since the end of WW2, and it's
that presence on holy sand that has been used by bin Laden and others
to stir up hate.
Charlie
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