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bennett123 wrote:I doubt this will go anywhere.
Just think of the implications.
Also if this is released, what is Biden going to do as a consequence. Declare war on the Saudis
johns624 wrote:Nothing will ever be done. Too many inconvenient truths will have to be publicized.
Aaron747 wrote:Probably. If that happens, we start fracking again and use our domestic capacity as we wean ourselves off of oil. Saudi Arabia then realizes that maintaining parts stocks for their Russian weapons is harder and the equipment isn't as good, for the most part. They become beholden to the Chinese and find out that the Yankee infidels weren't that bad, after all.johns624 wrote:Nothing will ever be done. Too many inconvenient truths will have to be publicized.
Just Devil’s advocate - what’s the worst possible result of this transparency in foreign relations? The kingdom buys all future weapons from Russia and starts trading oil in yuan instead of USD?
Pellegrine wrote:Uh yeah. As long as oil is worth what it is in the quantities the world economy requires, the US-Saudi alliance will stand. A few thousand families needing justice just is not enough to risk the total collapse of oil production through instability. (Think Libya) Sorry for them, "it's just business" as they say.
frmrCapCadet wrote:So how much should the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of other nationals around the world be able to sue the US as unarmed victims of US foreign war adventurism throughout the world? I do not mean this to lessen concern those who lost family members on 9-11. Just wondering.
Kiwirob wrote:frmrCapCadet wrote:So how much should the hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of other nationals around the world be able to sue the US as unarmed victims of US foreign war adventurism throughout the world? I do not mean this to lessen concern those who lost family members on 9-11. Just wondering.
This, it would be hypocritical if the US allowed its citizens to take action legal action against foreign countries, but refused to accept liability for what they have done. Basically the the US owes billions to the citizens of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria......
Aaron747 wrote:Pellegrine wrote:Uh yeah. As long as oil is worth what it is in the quantities the world economy requires, the US-Saudi alliance will stand. A few thousand families needing justice just is not enough to risk the total collapse of oil production through instability. (Think Libya) Sorry for them, "it's just business" as they say.
The alliance standing and providing some transparency to the families are mutually exclusive? I knew our 'friends' over there were sensitive, but this is snowflake territory, especially if only a couple of officials were involved. They can say whatever they want - they went 'rogue' or something. Surely they have the funds to fend off an international class actions suit that would be dismissed anyway? It's absurd to keep reports produced at taxpayer expense from the families' eyes forever.