Comments on: The UK’s alliance with the Saudis legitimises their fanaticism https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: sarntcrip https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/comment-page-2/#comment-700458 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:15:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-700458 THE RANK HYPOCRISY OF SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS OVER TERRORISM FUNDING SAUDIS IS BREATHTAKING A 21STCENTURY VERSION OF THE IRISH AMERICAN KENNEDYS

]]> By: Keith M https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/comment-page-2/#comment-700272 Sun, 18 Jan 2015 11:19:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-700272 No they are not Gary.

]]> By: Keith M https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/comment-page-2/#comment-700087 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:42:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-700087 In reply to Gary Scott.

Our leaders are hypocrites when it comes to Saudi arabia – a feudal despotic state.

]]> By: swat https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/#comment-699314 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 09:47:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-699314 The sooner this corrupt Monarchy is ousted and a People’s Republic brought in the better.
Bush made the mistake of going into Iraq instead of S Arabia and the Gulf States. These people are the real enemy not our friends.

]]> By: damon https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/#comment-699106 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 04:36:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-699106 So what should our countries do, try to overthrow the monarchy there and introduce democracy?
That wouldn’t necessarily turn out any better.
Isolate the place like the US did to Cuba? They have a few powerful levers of their own in that they would make a very bad enemy. Although they are already behaving like an enemy with their promoting of Wahibism around the world.

]]> By: Just Visiting https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/#comment-698948 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:42:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-698948 In reply to Gary Scott.

It’s normally not a sign of calm, reasoned debate when the ‘all’ word or ‘never’ word is over-used.

> All our friends are evil dictators.

Your use of the word ‘all’ means that your statement is disproved and you look silly, if just one world leader we work with is not an evil dictator. Just one is enough.

So for your statement to be true, you must believe and have a compelling case with supporting evidence for all these countries’ leaders:
France
Holland
Belgium
Lithunia
South africa
Canada
… it’s a long list.

You see how silly you have made yourself look, with such unthought through words.

If you want to withdraw your statement, and make a more reasoned new one: you’ll win back some of your credibility, and some here may be willing to invest their time to discuss your views.

]]> By: Gary Scott https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/#comment-698902 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:36:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-698902 All our friends are evil dictators. All our friends fund extremists and fundamentalists. All our friends are against free speech and in favour of torture. We think our leaders are better. Are they?

]]> By: Guest https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/#comment-698845 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:14:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-698845 In reply to Ulysses Jefferson.

Yea, that evil Britain…

]]> By: Ulysses Jefferson https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/#comment-698821 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:41:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-698821 Nuke the place…turn it to a big lump of glass

]]> By: Si Preston https://leftfootforward.org/2015/01/the-uks-alliance-with-the-saudis-legitimises-their-fanaticism/#comment-698813 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:24:00 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=92456#comment-698813 couldn’t agree more. Sadly they have oil we want and we have weapons they want, so this won’t happen fast

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