The Importance of Saudi Arabia in the Terrorism Problem

Saudi Arabia is allowed on the ground in Yemen right now with Al-Qaeda. They're also the second largest source of foreign fighters, the ISIS,. Two and a half thousand Saudis have signed up with that group. And as a leaked US State Department cable famously put it, donors in Saudi Arabia constitute the most significant source of funding to Sunni terrorist groups worldwide. So why? Why are we so closely allied with such a Kingdom? Well, what about Iran? The last time I check there were 15 Saudis on those planes, not 15 Iranians. But even if you're worried about the threat posed by Iran, note how every step that the Saudis have taken in recent years has helped and empowered Iran