you want to talk about radical islam? try this.
and yet, saudi arabia was a key stop on little george’s recent trip abroad. by all accounts it was a reasonably successful one for him personally, replete with sword dances and expensive gifts. of course, it wasn’t quite like the old days when the saudis needed the americans and not vice versa. so when george started begging for a little break on the oil prices, the house of saud probably laughed and said “just be thankful we still funnel all of that money to the carlyle group, junior. now shut up, hold my hand and look like you’re enjoying yourself.”
because all this talk about bringing democracy to the middle east might be the dream of the neoconservatives, but to silver-spoon scum like dubya, it’s all about the benjamins. or should we say riyals.