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these kind of things have been a constant theme in our dealings with the middle east. our goals are always short term and end up biting us in the ass. our support of hezbollah in the '80's against russia is only one example. if you want an interesting read check out Shah of Shahs by Ryszard Kapuscinski. it follows the last shah of iran before his overthrow by radical islamic fundamentalists. by propping up oppressive regimes that will play nicely with us in the short term we inspire the next generation to hate us. reading that book you can't help but draw parallels with saudi arabia. makes you wonder what would happen if the house of saud were to fall...
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