i have read several articles claiming that we need to stop buying oil from middle eastern countries because it funds terrorism. having grown up in saudi arabia, i fail to see the logic behind this conclusion.
first, the oil workers are expats and saudis with normal lives just like you and me. they do not strap on bombs and kill innocent people. obviously they are not terrorists so the money they earn is not going towards terrorism.
also, the saudi government owns aramco, the biggest oil company in the world. all of aramco's profits go to the the saudi royal family. the terrorists want to overthrow the royal family and install an islamic theocracy, so the royal family hates them. in fact, the royal family exiled bin laden from saudi arabia. obviously, the oil money the saudis get is not going towards funding any kind of terrorism.
so please explain to me why people are still claiming that the money we pay at the pump funds terrorism. is there something i'm missing?
2006-09-19
18:30:21
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shrimpylicious
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