According to leaks in the media (but no official confirmation), the CIA has concluded that the Saudi crown prince Mohammed (known as MBS) ordered the killing of Kashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Turkey. The story is that the CIA doesn't have evidence that MBS ordered the killing but rather has concluded that this is likely true. As a result, part of the mainstream media has gone berserk demanding all sorts of retribution against the Saudis.
This is confusing. America deals with all sorts of murderers. Just think of Kim Jung Un of North Korea who has murdered tens of thousands including his own brother. Or how about president Xi of China who has sent millions to concentration camps and death. And Obama reopened relations with Cuba where Castro killed and killed and then killed some more. We also had relations with the USSR which murdered tens of millions. And let's not forget our relations with all sorts of leaders in the Middle East who just murdered people constantly. So why is this one murder worse than the others?
Don't get me wrong; I'm not suggesting that we should ignore the fact that the Saudi crown prince likely had one of his citizens murdered. I'm just wondering why the media wants us to get all crazy in this case while ignoring the thousands who were slaughtered by Assad or in Venezuela by Maduro. There's no real difference. The world is a dangerous place filled with bad people, including many who lead countries with whom we have no choice but to deal.
It's like the war in Yemen. Some politicians, like senator Murphy of my state of Connecticut, constantly denounce the Sunni side in that war (backed by the Saudis) as genocidal and horrendous. Meanwhile the conduct of the other side (the Shia Houthis backed by Iran) is just as bad, but it escapes condemnation. That makes no sense. The war is a bad thing. That goes without saying. But why should we condemn one side and ignore the other? Is it because President Trump has the USA siding more with the Saudis than the Iranians? Is senator Murphy's constant comment just more anti-Trump politics? Does he actually have a reason for his position but he decided not to reveal it?
It is confusing, I say again. It seems to me that as a world power the USA has no choice but to deal with many bad people. We don't get to decide how other countries conduct their internal affairs. The only other option is to withdraw from the world and to leave it to the bad people to run it. That surely sounds like an idiotic choice.
This is confusing. America deals with all sorts of murderers. Just think of Kim Jung Un of North Korea who has murdered tens of thousands including his own brother. Or how about president Xi of China who has sent millions to concentration camps and death. And Obama reopened relations with Cuba where Castro killed and killed and then killed some more. We also had relations with the USSR which murdered tens of millions. And let's not forget our relations with all sorts of leaders in the Middle East who just murdered people constantly. So why is this one murder worse than the others?
Don't get me wrong; I'm not suggesting that we should ignore the fact that the Saudi crown prince likely had one of his citizens murdered. I'm just wondering why the media wants us to get all crazy in this case while ignoring the thousands who were slaughtered by Assad or in Venezuela by Maduro. There's no real difference. The world is a dangerous place filled with bad people, including many who lead countries with whom we have no choice but to deal.
It's like the war in Yemen. Some politicians, like senator Murphy of my state of Connecticut, constantly denounce the Sunni side in that war (backed by the Saudis) as genocidal and horrendous. Meanwhile the conduct of the other side (the Shia Houthis backed by Iran) is just as bad, but it escapes condemnation. That makes no sense. The war is a bad thing. That goes without saying. But why should we condemn one side and ignore the other? Is it because President Trump has the USA siding more with the Saudis than the Iranians? Is senator Murphy's constant comment just more anti-Trump politics? Does he actually have a reason for his position but he decided not to reveal it?
It is confusing, I say again. It seems to me that as a world power the USA has no choice but to deal with many bad people. We don't get to decide how other countries conduct their internal affairs. The only other option is to withdraw from the world and to leave it to the bad people to run it. That surely sounds like an idiotic choice.
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