• TWeaK
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    8 months ago

    I know lol.

    But tbf the US isn’t actually allied with Saudi Arabia, never really has been. They do pay well for US weapons, though.

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      8 months ago

      Did you even read the first two sentences of the wiki you linked?

      […] despite the differences between the two countries—an Islamic absolute monarchy, and a secular constitutional republic—the two countries have been allies ever since.

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        8 months ago

        And then most of the rest of the article lists all the ways in which they’re not really allies. It’s not your typical allied relationship, they’re pretty much allies in name only these days and very begrudgingly.