I doubt anybody in the Saudi government ordered the 9/11 attacks or even supported them. But they bear the ultimate responsibility, because the oil money they funnel to the clerics to keep up the charade of their bona fides under Sharia law was what ultimately funded and armed Al Quaeda.
If you're a businessman who pays protection money to a drug cartel, you're at least indirectly culpable when that cartel shoots up the neighborhood.
“If you’re a businessman who pays protection money to a drug cartel, you’re at least indirectly culpable when that cartel shoots up the neighborhood.”
Well said, very good analogy. That’s exactly what the Saudi Royals do. It’s been known they’ve a double policy. Fund & support islamists & islam outside Saudi Arabia, but same time don’t let islamists gain grounds inside Saudi Arabia to overthrow the gov’t. Sooner or later their double policy will bite them hard.
The one thing Obama dreamed of when he would be president, is absolute rule. We’ve talked (mostly me) about him being a child with a nine year old’s grasp of reality, and this is what a nine year old think. Wow, the president can do anything he wants. Well, in the real world he can’t. He does have a lot of power, but there are laws he must remain within.
This same rule applies to Saudi Arabia, not identically because they have a different form of government, but there are limits none the less.
If you’re king and you go against 40% of your populace that is your most ardent supporter, you don’t last long. There would be revolt, and the power religion holds over the populace over there, it’s more than mere politics.
Yes, I suppose you could ultimately cast blame on the leadership. I’m not convinced that’s as rewarding as you might think. I don’t think the leadership was involved.
Some folks think they were.