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Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 day agoThe Saudis did not give the Jared billions for nothing. Just remember, the Saudis and Israelis told Bush to invade Iraq and next up is Iran with Putin’s Sock Puppet in charge. It will be a massive cluster fuck.
PanArab@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Saudi Arabia opposed the invasion of Iraq. It was Netanyahu that went to congress and sold the war to them.
themedialine.org/…/saudi-arabias-steadfast-opposi…
washingtonpost.com/…/iraq-saudi-arabia-saddam-hus…
Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Crap, I should have typed the 1st Gulf War and Bush Sr. You are correct about the 2nd invasion, the Saudis did not want Iraq fractured and the Shite’s gaining power through Iran.
PanArab@lemm.ee 1 day ago
In the first Gulf War it was out of necessity. Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khafji
Even today, other than wealth, Saudi Arabia is a much smaller country than Iraq with half its population -Saudi Arabia’s population figures are inflated since over 40% are foreigners-. In 1991 Iraq was much stronger, and much more self sufficient, it could have taken Saudi Arabia in days if it weren’t for the coalition forces.
Venator@lemmy.nz 1 day ago
That’s not inflated, they’re still part of the population…