Re:Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia Is Turning to Nuclear Power
by Cyph0n on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @11:24AM
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I'm from Tunisia and spent a lot of time in the UAE, so I'd like to think I know a bit about the Middle East and its history.
"Not even close"? Are you serious? Do you have a list of the most brutal dictators at hand by any chance?
Heck, Hafez is definitely on that list alongside his son. The Assad family has been renowned for its brutality and torture program, ever since the 80s.
Re:Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia Is Turning to Nuclear Power
by mythrwy on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @08:23PM
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How nice to know about your birth place.
Assad still isn't one of "the most brutal dictators the Mideast has ever seen" and that is still is an absolutely ludicrous statement.
From the Assyrians to the Arabs to the Mongols to the Turks right up until Saddam, Assad isn't even close.
Re:Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia Is Turning to Nuclear Power
by Cyph0n on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @09:03PM
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Edit: Wrote out a reply, but now I feel like it's a waste of time. Have a good one.
That's a ridiculous statement to make and reeks of propaganda.
The Iranians are supporting him though and since our strategic interests are not aligned we get the propaganda.
(Not to suggest Assad isn't somewhat brutal, but there is a history of history of brutality in the area stretching back to the beginning of civilization and Western/Turkish effort in modern times haven't been kindly either so lets don't get all carried away with nonsense.).