Our administration speaks out against Iran's thinly-veiled support of Shiites in Iraq, saying that they are fueling the civil war (or sectarian violence, if you prefer) between Shia and Sunni. However, I notice that our administration says nothing about and fails to complain about similar tactics practiced by Saudi Arabia in supporting the Sunni side of the violence. Does this not strike anyone else as hypocritical?
2007-06-21 04:11:56 · 12 answers · asked by yodadoe 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
because the U.S. is arming the Sunnis too......
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/NEWS07/706210351/1009
2007-06-21 04:16:44 · answer #1 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Saudi Royal kin or key individuals, gets a 5-10% kickback on all such deals. From the 1970's onwards, after King Faisal quickly decrease off the oil furnish, the final public of Saudi plane purchases, got here via BAE...British Aerospace. when you consider that 1991, this has progressively shifted returned to the U. S....as a number of BAE's long term deals expired. because of the fact the Saudi's don't have adequate qualified pilots to fly those planes...the U. S. would be there in help. basically like the deals with Israel, those are political-financial deals above each and every thing else. The weaponary heavily isn't used and could be previous kind earlier the contracts are even all started.
2016-10-18 06:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by clam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Better question is : Why don't we make a big deal about most of the 9/11 hijackers being from Saudi Arabia?
2007-06-21 04:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by pastor of muppets 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since the terrorists came from Saudi Arabia and Bush and Cheney have interest in Saudi Arabia it doesn't surprise me.All we have done in Iraq, is fight Saudis battle for them.
This administration and this congress are all hypocritical. Who would ever have believed our government would sell us out to Mexico?
2007-06-21 04:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by jackie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pres. Georgie W. Bush is head over heals in love with the Saudi King. WE must not forget how the king visited Bush's phony Crawford Ranch. When the king arrived, Bush KISSED the king on the LIPS then he held his hand while leading him around the ranch.
2014-07-03 19:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by PoliticoIAm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saudi Arabia is our ally, considering they also supplied 14 of the 19 terrorists that attacked us on 9/11 I think we need to review who we call our friends.
2007-06-21 04:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by Alan S 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure the Saudi Governement isn't supplying IEDs to the fundamentalist factions of the Sunnis (Al Quaeda)
I'm not absolutely certain...but I'd say pretty sure.
2007-06-21 04:17:27 · answer #7 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because our current administration and our oil companies are in the pockets of the Saudi royal family.
2007-06-21 04:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not so much hypocrisy as it is a plan of war. All wars are planned, and to get the people against the country you want to go after, you have to complain about it. You have to accuse them of mis-deeds.
2007-06-21 04:41:10 · answer #9 · answered by Jerry H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Politics makes for strange bedfellows...sort of like how Palestinians are hypocritical when it comes to blaming Israel about human shields.
2007-06-21 04:17:00 · answer #10 · answered by Brand X 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The same reason why no big deal is made when Turks slaughter Kurds or when Israelis use Palestinian children as human shields: They are allies of the US.
2007-06-21 04:15:25 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋