Quote Originally Posted by banana
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, and the other 40 or 50+ majority muslim countries aren't on the list because they have centralized governments that allied and/or friendly with the United States.
Why are we allied to Saudi Arabia while we enforce our morality on the likes of Assad? Does anyone seriously think that Syria is a more oppressive and dangerous nation than Saudi Arabia?

I'm not even thinking about 9/11 here. People talk about how oppressive Islam is when it comes to women. Well, Saudi Arabia is the worst performer in this regard. And then there's freedom of religion, which is not something the Saudis have. Hell, they even get oppressed if they're the wrong type of Muslim. They're about as democratic as wolves. They're aggressive when it comes to regional politics.

And of course it's extremely dangerous to disregard 9/11, considering we were allied to the Saudis at the time, yet their nationals still attacked. What's changed since 9/11 to give us confidence that Saudi nationals are no longer a threat? Is history irrelevant after 15 years?

Our relationship with Saudi Arabia is one huge reason why our global political agenda is so fucked up. What are we afraid of?