Saudi Arabia is a confusing country. They are technically our allies, but a lot of terrorists and terrorist funding comes from that country. How do we reconcile the two? Well Peter Brooks, in an article at Townhall, feels that the problem is that Saudi Arabia has appeased the terrorists. He calls on the royal family to end this appeasement policy.
Saudi officials also should crack down on the terrorists and their supporters. They can start by dismantling the pervasive radical Islamist infrastructure in the Kingdom that has propagated the ideology of hatred and terror at home and abroad, including the mosques and the militant media organizations.
Addressing the root causes of terrorism is also important, and that means the kingdom must reform its social and political system. Declining living standards, increasing unemployment and the lack of basic civil liberties fuel the engine of terrorism. The Saudi people deserve a more open and accountable government.
The problem is that the royal family might agree with the terrorists or with the wahabbi sect of fundementalist muslims. In that case it's not appeasement is it? Anyway I do hope the Saudi Royal Family get their act together.
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