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Why Isn't Saudi Arabia on the Travel Ban List
from Depths of Self-Deception · #30
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1 minAt the roast beef melt spot, they discuss the oddity of 19 Saudi hijackers on 9/11 with Saudi Arabia excluded from Trump's travel ban, tying it to oil alliances.
- 49:43Tim lists the seven countries on the travel ban — Libya, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen — and notes a general said destabilizing them was the plan.
- 50:26The post-9/11 opportunity to position America strategically in those regions, likely tied to oil, trade routes, and pipelines.
U.S. foreign policy destabilizationIraqYemenSyriaIranLebanonLibyaDarfurTunisia