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Re:Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia a... by sv123 on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:30PM (#20929985)
You don't have to go to war with each of them, there are other options. And you definitely don't have to prop up said leaders with the worlds most advanced military hardware.
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Re:Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia a... by taxidump on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:50PM (#20930253)
You need to think like the leader of a nation, not like the leader of an advocacy group. This is a playing field most people can't comprehend.
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Re:Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia a... by detcader on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:06PM (#20930480)
The idea that the rich and powerful breed are at another level than the commoners, and we can never aspire to the genius behind their choices, is not a new talking point but maybe one of the oldest.
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Re:Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia a... by davidw on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:21PM (#20930687)
> You need to think like the leader of a nation

It'd sure be nice if we had someone in DC doing that...

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Re:Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia a... by patthebunny on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:00PM (#20930398)
Right, what lobbying group paid their bribes this year.

Ah, military contractors are well up to date. Okay, lets toss them a few billion in Saudi weapons contracts.

How did I do?

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Re:Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia a... by diminoten on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:21PM (#20930690)
Incredibly poorly.

Nation states aren't supposed to have egos.

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Re:Khashoggi children have received houses in Saudi Arabia a... by dmix on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:43PM (#20930167)
Iran managed to arm themselves very effectively without American help.

There’s a whole lot of lesser evils which define plenty of diplomatic decision making in that region.

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