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Originally Posted by Oberon
Saudi Arabia supports Daesh, primarily because Daesh are fighting against Assad who Iran supports. I think the Saudis also support the other opposition groups, basically if they're shooting at Assads forces then the Saudis will give them money to continue doing so. Turkey is in much the same boat, it's not so much to do with radical Islam but regional geopolitics, with Turkey wanting to keep Syria down, and Saudi Arabia wanting to block Iran from becoming a major regional player.
The west sticking our hands into this, it's tricky and must be done very carefully or it'll be akin to putting our hands into a blender.  |
The Saudis and the Iranians are engaging in proxy wars, much as the US and USSR during the Cold War, particularly during the Reagan years. I really wish the Saudis would directly attack the Iranians or vice versa and put themselves out of the world's misery. As far as wealthy Saudis financially aiding and abetting ISIL, Al Qaeda, et al, I have no doubt the US and very, very likely other powers know the identity of those bastards; I would be very much in favor of diverting a few drones to visit upon those pompous oil-rich [insert expletive of your choice here] a bit of the destruction their actions mete out to the rest of the world...
I also give condolences to the victims and their families and friends. One of the images shown on TV here in LA was footage of French soccer fans being evacuated from the stadium; as the filed out, they were singing La Marseillaise...
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