Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post


The small question of oil. H'mm. Libya has lots of it, too. Good oil, cheap to extract. We really prefer that to be in the hands of our friends you know. Or at least people we can rely on. Not insane despots and callous murderers like yourself. I have to slightly shamefacedly admit that, as a Bloc, the West has on more than one occasion let itself down on it's 'lofty moral principles' in search of this particular commodity. But not this time, oh noo. We are here on humanitarian grounds you see.

I suppose the oil is a bonus though. Manna from heaven, really.


So what are we doing about Saudi Arabia and Bahrain if its all about human rights and the oil is only a bonus?

Umm... we both know the answer dont we? --- Nothing.

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