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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: SARMAN who wrote (273840)2/2/2010 11:16:10 AM
From: Hawkmoon1 Recommendation  Read Replies (4) of 281500
 
The Arab countries that you talk about did not get a handout, thus, we did not give it to them.

Who are you kidding? Most of these Arab states would not exist today were it not for the efforts of the West. The west defeated their imperial Ottoman masters and gave them the opportunity to unite.

And were it not for our technological advances, there would have been none of the machinery available that is required to drill for water (which is what the Saudis were ORIGINALLY looking for), not to mention oil.

It was American, British, and French technology that gave these Arab countries the ability to exploit their natural resources.

And ultimately, what they received in exchange were efforts to forcibly nationalize their businesses and seize their assets.

Kind of like Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. And look at his economy now.

Hawk
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