tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post7103455740600081371..comments2023-12-14T20:02:51.470-06:00Comments on The Heavy Anglophile Orthodox: Infections of gut and brainMatthew Franklin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-35658677211944301752017-05-20T00:02:38.962-05:002017-05-20T00:02:38.962-05:00Hi Luke; thank you for the comment! I wish I had a...Hi Luke; thank you for the comment! I wish I had a good answer for that question. At this point, though, I don't. Still some combination of oil, guns and ideology? That's my best guess.Matthew Franklin Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-8791256855820135632017-05-17T10:15:55.733-05:002017-05-17T10:15:55.733-05:00But why is America so welded to the Saudis? That i...But why is America so welded to the Saudis? That is what I cannot understand. This isn't 1975; the USA isn't anywhere near as dependent on Saudi oil as it was then. Washington's willingness to underwrite the Saudis is all the harder to fathom. What do you think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918963788419962978noreply@blogger.com