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7. Oktober 2014 - Ludwig Watzal:

President Obama:

Before taking on ISIS,
why don’t you get tough with the Saudi Regime?

The beheading of Western hostages by the terrorists of ISIS or the Islamic State (IS) is vicious but not an unusual practice in countries considered close Western friends or allies. Take Saudi Arabia as an example, which is nearing the status of the State of Israel as an “indispensable” US ally. There exists, however, a significant difference between the two: Israel is considered a Jewish democracy or a democracy sui generis, Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, is the most fundamentalist, radical and gruesome Islamic regime the world has ever seen.
How can the US be on good terms with both regimes?

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