Joshua Cook
September 19, 2014
On Sunday, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he
was “extremely encouraged” by Saudi Arabia joining the U.S. coalition to fight
ISIS. But should Kerry be so enthusiastic? Despite overwhelming evidence to the
contrary, why does the U.S. government still consider Saudi Arabia to be our
ally?
According to former Secretary of State and potential U.S.
president candidate Hillary Clinton, ISIS has received funding from the Saudis.
Eight years after the terrorist attacks on September 11,
2001, Clinton, wrote in a cable leaked by WikiLeaks that “Saudi Arabia remains
a critical financial support base for al-Qaeda, the Taliban, LeT
(Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan) and other terrorist groups.”
Senator Bob Graham, the co-chairman of the official inquiry
into 9/11, has said the Washington has turned a blind eye to the Saudis
support.
“I believe that the failure to shine a full light on Saudi
actions and particularly its involvement in 9/11 has contributed to the Saudi
ability to continue to engage in actions that are damaging to the U.S. – and in
particular their support for Isis,”
he
said.
