Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilitary Training in U.S.

Re:Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilita... by yaitsyaboi on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @01:51AM (#27601184)

I don't feel like this answers the question. Saudis have outsized influence on the US because they have a large building as their embassy?

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Re:Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilita... by atlasunshrugged on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:13AM (#27601332)

There is a really interesting dynamic where the Saudis have basically pushed the line of thinking that they have a special relationship with us going back to WWII or WWI. I generally am a bit skeptical of Cato Institute but they had a great podcast with Prof Robert Vitalis about this that shed a ton of light on exactly this question for me. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/americas-oil-myths/id1...

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Re:Saudi Operatives Who Killed Khashoggi Received Paramilita... by pasttense01 on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @02:29AM (#27601427)

No: they do it the old fashioned way: lobbying and political contributions.

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