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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
They are the most important supplier of oil to the United States. They are a geopolitical ally in a region where allies are limited. They provide a solid foot hold for the projection of American power in the region, so you look past a lot of #### to have that access. It is part of geopolitics, something that is so beyond the regressive left it is painful at times.
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US is a net oil exporter, so that shouldn't matter.
Why is the projection of power important? So the US can protect the innocent from oppressive regimes?