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distractorman · 3454 days ago · link · · parent · post: Cables released by WikiLeaks show a Saudi Obsession with Iran
The 73' petrol crisis and the subsequent introduction of the petrodollar should throw some light on that. Basically US provides all their military equipment and forces them to trade their petrol for USD only and no other currency. So the military and the money is controlled by the CIA. The rest is what we see on the news.