Nemo l'ancien wrote:

And the US does not have a very strange relation with oil producer like
SA? Even when people of that country funded terrorism...

The US relation with SA is [was?] indeed a strange one.

But AFAIK, it's individuals, some through shake downs by OBL,
that provided the money, not outright government collusion.

The Saudis now seem to realize their fence sitting WRT radical
"religious" training hasn't done them any good either.

The primary value of SA for the US has been in keeping oil prices
stable via production variations, not so much cozy deals for oil
companies. The world has benefited from this as much as the US.


SMH