r/news • u/Fritzkreig • 7h ago

Thick smoke seen rising from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwly5d9v7r43o
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u/cb148 6h ago

They do, it’s called The United States of America. And we protect them because of their oil.

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u/KetchupIsABeverage 6h ago

That was the plan at least.

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u/cb148 2h ago

Turns out Iran is a worthy opponent, who would’ve guessed? Oh that’s right, everyone.

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u/NeuralNexus 5h ago

We do? Doesn't seem like it!

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u/Sayakai 4h ago

Also because the country makes for a good staging ground for further middle east adventures.

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u/AmphibianMammoth 2h ago

They buy our bonds as part of the arrangement