Is there some reason America should care about some journalist killed abroad? I mean rationally.
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Maybe. I don't really see the relevance. Is there really any practical concern about a rash of killing & dismemberment in Saudi embassies hosted in the U.S.? (Wouldn't people just avoid those embassies?)
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probably the Saudi regime is embarrassed enough by this that they won't try it again and not in America in any case. there's no doubt they they would like to be able to though, if they weren't too fucking dumb to get away with it cleanly.
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seems foolish to rely upon a villain's own incompetence to keep them in check rather than dealing with their villainy directly.
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If they do something that impacts American interests, I say deal with them forcefully by deposing the royal family, killing every blood relative of them down to first degree, appropriating many of the countries' valuable assets, and demanding tribute for, say, a decade.
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they've already done lots of things impacting American interests. surely you're not unaware of their political influence campaign spending. you think they're lobbying for what's best for America?
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I'm pretty insulated from political news, actually. I vaguely recall various Saudi lobbying efforts, and yes, I oppose them, but I don't think a military response is warranted, if that's what you're proposing.
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I'm not. I haven't proposed anything, but if you're asking for my armchair opinion, I'd propose recalling the ambassador and investigating all of those influence campaigns.
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they're a cartoonishly evil regime and the only reason we deal with them is because of oil. our military bases in KSA are the most significant reason Al Qaeda turned on America in the first place. our entanglements there have already done tremendous damage.
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