Saudi Arabia and its ilk

Submitted by JK (United Kingdom), Jan 17, 2006 at 08:18

The US does not oppose Saudi Arabia. And up until 1979 when the despot Shah was removed in the Islamic Revolution, the US didn't oppose Iran either. In fact, the US has promoted many tyrannical regimes and groups around the world when it suits its needs, such as Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iran-pre 1979, Iraq when Saddam was busy gassing Kurds with US supplied weapons. In turn it has opposed democracies when the leaders (who inevitably are demonised as dictators or worse) try to shake off the US yoke. The peoples of Venezuela, Iran again (post 1979) and Chile can all testify to the hypocrisy of US opposition.

As for the question "When - in your opinion - will freedom-loving Americans start seeking asylum in Iran and Saudi Arabia then?", well that's just pointless ranting. Americans are however already moving to Canada.....

---

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".