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In reply to the discussion: The US is wrecking the Middle East again - in ways you don't even realise [View all]EX500rider
(10,848 posts)55. We or Carter didn't "fund" the creation of Al Qaeda...
....since Carter was out of office in Jan of '81 and Al Qaeda wasn't even formed till '88-'89, way after we stopped funding the Mujahideen fighting the Soviets.
And Saudi Arabia has a GDP of around $750 billion, they could buy all the weapons they wanted with or without the US.
Also the blockade of Yemen is a Saudi coalition blockade, not a US one. And they do allow humanitarian aid to enter after inspection.
From your link:
The blockade was compounded in August when airstrikes hit the Red Sea port of Hodeida, the main point of entry for most goods into the north which was controlled by the Houthis at the time of the attack. The majority of commercial vessels have since deemed the port too risky to enter.
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The US is wrecking the Middle East again - in ways you don't even realise [View all]
EdwardBernays
Jan 2016
OP
I agree that in theory this could happen but realistically I don't see it taking place.
jalan48
Jan 2016
#26
After emphasizing the word "YOU" in your previous post, YOU have to ask who is being referred to?
GummyBearz
Jan 2016
#29
Yep - money is power. Unfortunately our politicians get to pick societies winners and losers...
jonno99
Jan 2016
#42