America’s Unreliable Friends: Today’s Allies Are Tomorrow’s Enemies

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America’s Unreliable Friends: Today’s Allies Are Tomorrow’s Enemies
By Philip Giraldi on 12/13/2019
 

One might postulate that the United States is regularly supporting so-called allies whose very nature will eventually generate blowback that will do terrible damage to actual American interests. The recent example of the mass shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida by Saudi Second Lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani is illustrative. Alshamrani killed three American sailors while three other Saudi students filmed what was taking place, presumably for posting on social media.

Though the U.S. and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have no actual alliance, the American and Saudi militaries have a relationship that began during the Second World War. Currently, Washington supports Riyadh as a force multiplier and extension of U.S. power in the Persian Gulf region to serve as a check on what if perceives to be as hostile Iran. Saudi Arabia, nurturing its own regional ambitions, clearly sees Iran as its principal enemy. As the White House also appears keen to do whatever is necessary to bring about regime change in Tehran, the tendency in Washington to serve as an apologist for whatever Riyadh does will continue for the foreseeable future. And, as an added bonus, the Saudis buy billions of dollars’ worth of American made weapons annually.

https://governmentslaves.news/2019/12/13/americas-unreliable-friends-todays-allies-are-tomorrows-enemies/

[Fishrrman]

No islamic nation -- NOT ONE -- should be regarded as "our friend".
We have some interests, and as a result, some alliances.
But that's it.

No islamic "leader" of any of these nations can be relied upon when the chips are down.
Because the REAL leader of ALL of those countries is someone who died 1,400 years ago, but who still rules and controls by means of his "book of instructions"...

[Absalom]

No islamic nation -- NOT ONE -- should be regarded as "our friend".
We have some interests, and as a result, some alliances.
But that's it.
No islamic "leader" of any of these nations can be relied upon when the chips are down.
Because the REAL leader of ALL of those countries is someone who died 1,400 years ago, but who still rules and controls by means of his "book of instructions"...

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You grasp this, yet it bears repetition:
" Great Nations have neither allies nor friends, they simply have interests which change over time as circumstances also change." PM Lord Palmerston (Henry Temple) speaking before Commons, 1860.