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House votes to let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia

69 pointsby _ofover 8 years ago

6 comments

alistproducer2over 8 years ago
The house is full off morons but I can't say I disagree with this one. It's always left a bad taste in my mouth that the Saudis so obviously had a lot to do with 9/11 but have been allowed to skate.
coldcodeover 8 years ago
Also the President will veto this assuming the Senate passes it. So it's nothing but politics as usual for today.
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helthanatosover 8 years ago
How exactly do you sue a country? Can we sue China for loss of wages (stealing manufacturing jobs) as well?
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mankash666over 8 years ago
While it&#x27;s absolutely true that the Saudi&#x27;s played a central role in 9&#x2F;11, allowing law suits against a country might be to the US&#x27; detriment.<p>Imagine a retaliatory law suit (funded by the Sauds and others) against the US for all the causalities resulting directly or indirectly from U.S&#x27; war on terror or foreign policy.
totalcrepeover 8 years ago
This could end well, or at least comically. I am sure the Saudis have a treasure trove of evidence on the source of Afghan war derived terrorism and the US is now equally compelling them to share it and hide it?<p>Killing Malcolm X might not have been enough to supress the theory that chickens will go home to roost.
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floor__over 8 years ago
Maybe I&#x27;m just ignorant but how can the House of Commons support this well also once supporting the wars that followed 911. To me it&#x27;s as if they are admitting they had no business attacking the surrounding countries.
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