tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post3715578635823114263..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: The Same King Abdullah?Falling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-11114485441423446132015-01-25T18:32:12.070+00:002015-01-25T18:32:12.070+00:00True Don, if it wasn't for the oil it would be...True Don, if it wasn't for the oil it would be a very different story so it all ties in with the Saudi's trying to hold back the fledgling fracking in the states. Keeps the US dependent and therefore less likely to ask some awkward questions. Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-14684450034871538842015-01-25T18:21:56.236+00:002015-01-25T18:21:56.236+00:00It's a peculiar conundrum, because if they try...It's a peculiar conundrum, because if they try to drive change too swiftly, the Byzantine interconnections that prop up the kingdom may unravel and lead to some very nasty Wahhabists owning 60% of the world's oil. They are making progress, but at a glacial pace, and to avoid violence, such change actually has to be glacial. I mean, they still have middle-aged men wearing ties and working for banks who would kill a wife who expressed a desire to drive. The best thing we can do is keep moving away from needing Gulf oil, and thus quit funding the Middle Ages.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090153485822745036noreply@blogger.com