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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
If the IRA had billions of dollars to promote their ludicrous agenda overseas to Boston and Sydney and Cape Town, the west would be dealing with international Irish terrorism in the same way they deal with Islamic terrorism.
The question is, would western governments be doing billions of dollars in business with the republic of Ireland if it was the largest , most prominent state sponsor of terrorism? I would hope not, but based on what we know of Saudi Arabia, the answer would probably be yes.
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Does Ireland have oil?
I honestly think things might be changing though. The US is very close to becoming energy dependent and the current Saudi's regime is not sustainable with current oil prices.
It'll be interesting to see how China plays into this though. As the US is gaining energy independence, China's needs are growing. China's approach definitely seems to be different. They don't have the same political and post-cold war agendas that the US has.