This is looking more and more like Saudi Wahhabi terror, why don't we do something about them?

[Matrosov]

8. Black gold > fighting terror

Wahhabism is the main inspiration for Islamic terrorists. Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Wahhabism and a great exporter and financier of the crazy ideology.

For example, Saudi Arabia financed the Islamic extremists in Afghanistan in the 1980s who were most eager to fight the Soviet occupation, Osama bin Laden was from Saudi Arabia, the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi, etc.

Therefore, if we were honest about wanting to fight terror, Saudi Arabia should be atop the list.

Yet aside from Israel, they are our best friend in the Middle East. Why? Black gold.

Let's also not forget that Saddam Hussein was our good friend, despite using chemical weapons against Kurds in Iraq, until he invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi Arabia. One reason why everyone is so eager to remove Assad is because he stands in the way of the Qatar-Turkey gas pipeline, which would also run through Saudi Arabia and be very beneficial to the Saudis.

The thing is, Saudi Arabia and the West have been able to reach a certain understanding. They provide a steady supply of oil, and in return, we ignore the religious extremism and support for terrorism.