In class, both Thursady and Friday, we spent quite a bit of time talking about Iraq and the Middle East in general. I'm Israeli-born and I have family in Israel, so everything going on in the entire region is important to and rather emotional for me. This may be why I know something that many Americans do not. The men who planned and executed the 9/11 attacks were neither from Iraq nor from Afghanistan. They were not sent by Saddam or the Taliban. The men were Al-Qaeda, from Saudi Arabia. But wait just a minute. Aren't the Saudis our "friends"? That's exactly what they are, just "friends", allies, not really friends of our country.
Saudi Arabia is the greatest breeding ground for jihadists.
Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups sprung from its desert. True, they are not threatening everyone with nuclear weapons, like Iran, but Saudi Arabia is a large supplier of dangerously religious and violent people. I hope America's alliance with the home of Mecca is a case of "keep your friends close and your enemies closer".
A question for the reader: why do so few people know the origin of the 9/11 attackers?
Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups sprung from its desert. True, they are not threatening everyone with nuclear weapons, like Iran, but Saudi Arabia is a large supplier of dangerously religious and violent people. I hope America's alliance with the home of Mecca is a case of "keep your friends close and your enemies closer".
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