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While awful for the students, I actually am pleased that this situation is escalating. I hope that Canada/Justin Trudeau doesn't back down. Saudi's royal leaders are evil, and fuck their business. Canada doesn't need it. twitter.com/b_momani/statu

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Ian Welsh

@iwelsh

Aug 6, 2018

Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed is an incompetent megalomaniac. He's going to destroy Saudi Arabia with his over-reach. And although many good people will suffer, well, frankly, there are few countries that need to be go under more. (The US is the top of the list.)

Ian Welsh

@iwelsh

Aug 6, 2018

Important to understand something simple: while Saudi Arabia buys some Canadian goods (weapons) basically, they are irrelevant to Canada. We need nothing they have. There are lots of evil countries whose shit we have to put up with. Saudi Arabia isn't one of them.

Ian Welsh

@iwelsh

Aug 6, 2018

America is a bit more exposed to Saudi Arabia, not because they need Saudi oil (they don't) but because if Saudi started selling oil in Euros or Yuan, it'd be a huge blow.