• @Tujio@lemmy.world
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    3513 days ago

    I mean, the Saudis did it a few years ago and we really didn’t raise much of a stink.

    • Seraph
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      1713 days ago

      Great point. Can’t risk our oil interests!

      • @Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        413 days ago

        The US makes Billions of dollars annually from Saudi Arabia and Israel, so they don’t care when either of them murder, torture or rape people even when it’s children.

        • @deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
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          12 days ago

          Oof, I’d forgotten about that.

          It seem like the “American lives” bit is a front for already having a reason to do something but not wanting to admit it. Thought that’s just normal international diplomacy world wide.