Donald Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Deal Makes No Sense
It’s a mark of the absurdity of US foreign policy that the country most closely associated with the 9/11 attacks, Saudi Arabia, is the one Trump wants to help potentially make a nuclear weapon — even as he fights a war with Iran over this exact issue.
The United States is currently looking to help another state in the Middle East potentially enrich uranium to the exact same level as Iran: Saudi Arabia. (Nathan Howard / Politico / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
As we hurtle toward the twenty-fifth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, here’s a quick pop quiz:
From which country did the vast majority of the 9/11 hijackers come from: Iran, Afghanistan, or Saudi Arabia?
Which country’s government was responsible for funding and exporting the particular brand of fundamentalist radicalism that drove the 9/11 hijackers and other terrorists: Iran, Afghanistan, or Saudi Arabia?
Which country’s government officials gave direct material support to an individual directly involved in facilitating the September 11 attack: Iran, Afghanistan, or Saudi Arabia?
If you answered Saudi Arabia for all three, congratulations: you aced the test.
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