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So; "as there is evil in the world, we might as well be the ones to profit from it?" and our enlightened values will rub off on them at the same time and magically make them better people?
Er, no. More like, they're cunts but at least they're working with us (to an extent).
Again, I get the impression you're looking at Saudi Arabia as if it isn't a powerful state in its own right. They'll do what they want, all we can do is try to influence them.
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So; "as there is evil in the world, we might as well be the ones to profit from it?" and our enlightened values will rub off on them at the same time and magically make them better people?
Fair enough if you can stop the oil smuggling with bombs, but it begs the question, if the US, France and Russia haven't managed it so far, what are we going to add to the mix?