House of Bush, house of Saud
The perilous ramifications of the September 11th attacks on the United States are only now beginning to unfold. They will undoubtedly be felt for generations to come." Never before has an American president been so closely tied to a foreign power that harbors and supports our country's mortal enemies."
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- For that, I recommend reading the book House of Bush, House of Saud : The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties [0]. The short answer to your question is: money, oil and corruption. The Vice President's official salary was about 10% of his annual income (from the company he was CEO of) that he still received as VP.
The administration devoted a huge amount of effort into convincing the public (both domestic & foreign) that the House of Saud had nothing to do with 911 and that some other random bad guy just happened to be responsible for it all. Like one of those old Bond movies where the Head Villain looks the the henchling who failed directly in the eyes, then saying "this is what we do to failures, then turns and kills the guy standing next to him.
0 - https://www.amazon.com/House-Bush-Saud-Relationship-Dynastie...
- And very close ties to the Bush family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bush,_House_of_Saud
In Saudi Arabia, 95% of exports and 70% of government revenue come from oil, one of the big reasons I'm cheering on Musk/Tesla. Once oil is irrelevant, backwards religious bigots, from Saudi Arabia to Texas, will become irrelevant too.
