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user-inactivated · 3476 days ago · link · · parent · post: Cables released by WikiLeaks show a Saudi Obsession with Iran
Iran is a much more likely ally ideologically. Our empowering Saddam Hussein to destabilize that region to torque on Iran after the removal of the US friendly Shah would be something that the US has done in the region to ally itself with SA while shooting itself directly in the foot. Of course the US auto industry has skin in this game, too.