Reducing the threat of terror has never been a high priority for Washington, which chooses to continue "generating terror" militarily, rather than changing it's policies in the Middle East: ending it's support for Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, Israel and so on. Doing so would dry up the swamp of passive support for jihadi organizations. Former CIA analyst Paul Pillar warns of the "resentment-generating impact of the U.S. strikes" in Syria, which only further induces the jihadist terrorist groups Jabhat al-Nusra and ISIS toward "repairing their breach from last year and campaigning in tandem against the U.S. intervention by portraying it as a war against Islam":
Saudi Arabia is our oldest and most stable ally in the region and has been since the 1930s. Kuwait and the UAE are staunch friends and allies. Yemen has always been a mess.. What the hell are you talking about? KSA, the UAE and Kuwait are all opposed to terrorism and have amply demonstrated that for well over a decade.
"Pillar demonstrates that he himself is a master of the art of politicizing intelligence. Far from being a dispassionate analyst, Pillar practices the very same 'manipulations and misuse' he claims to expose". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Pillar
Pillar is a political animal.. and he's wrong.. I have known several CIA guys that lived and worked in KSA for decades.. KSA is a true ally and very pro-American. - - - Updated - - - Pillar is a political animal.. and he's wrong.. I have known several CIA guys that lived and worked in KSA for decades.. KSA is a true ally and very pro-American.
Actually, I would say it is more Israel then Saudi Arabia, but that is actually rather nit-picking. And our relations in the Middle East are actually rather interesting for those that do not know. Of all the Arab nations, Jordan is probably our #2 Ally, followed by Kuwait. UAE follows, then you have the "frenemy" of Qatar. Qatar is an ally, but also trying to play in the middle, wanting to appear to be "neutral" to nations like Iran. They talk about wanting open and friendly relations with Iran, but at the same time having US manned and operated defensive missile batteries aimed at defending them from attacks from Iran. But yes, each of those nations mentioned has long opposed Terrorism because they themselves are Monarchies which tend to follow one of the 2 main faiths of Islam. And Terrorism follows all groups, and sometimes even opposes all groups. Imagine how say a Shia nation might feel if a Sunni group started to gain power in their country? Or even the reverse. We saw that even in the US, back in the 1970's with all the groups giving aid to "Ireland". They may have thought they were giving money to stop poverty in that war torn nation, not even thinking that they were actually giving money to the very groups that were funding the bloodshed in that nation.
