- Is ruled by a royalty and a family
- Was a British colony
- Relies on oil export for revenues
- Is a member of OPEC
- Holds large amount of oil reserves
- Is a muslim country
- Speaks an Arabic dialect special to that country
- Historically, its people have been traders and sea goers
- Have social habits that are special to that region (attire,
weddings, etc..)
- Have a neighbor enemy : Iraq
- Holds low oil prices as a gesture of goodwill towards
the west
- Relies heavily on US expertise to build the country
- Invests its oil revenue reserves in US treasury bills
and other US instruments
- Annually import goods from the US worth billions of dollars.
- Has military bases and US military experts on its
soil
- Fought alonside the US in the Gulf War to liberate Kuwait
- There is no Freedom of Expression
- People are beheaded publicly
- There is no Freedom of the Press
- There is no democracy whatsoever
- There is no accountability in Saudi Arabia
- There is rampant and flagrant corruption in Saudi
Arabia
- The princes of al-Saud clan are privilged and untouchable
- Saudi Arabia is a secretive society that has many
skeletons in its closet
- The Saudi ruling family loots and pilfers the Saudi
national treasury
- Women are stripped of their dignity and any freedoms
- Laws in Saudi Arabia are based on a weave of the Koran
and a King's whimsical mood
- The Majlis in Saudi Arabia plays the role of a court
run by unqualified people
- The Saudi royal family gathers every year to split
the loot of the annual budget
- There is no commercial laws to protect against corruption.
Any laws existing are disrespected all together
- The Royal family appoints its own members to key positions
whether they are qualified or not
- Pre Gulf War numbers, Saudi Arabia had about $100
billion in investments outside the country with 2.5 times the oil revenues
of Kuwait
- The royal family uses the funds it stole to corrupt
and demoralize, to buy opposition and to silence dissidents
- In 40 years, Saudi Arabia will
become a non-existent entity if it remains on this course
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- Is ruled by a royalty and a family
- Was a British colony
- Relies on oil export for revenues
- Is a member of OPEC
- Holds large amount of oil reserves
- Is a muslim country
- Speaks the same Arabic dialect very similar to the Saudi
dialect.
- Historically, its people have been traders and sea goers
- Have the same social habits that are special to that
region (attire, etc..)
- Share the same neighbor enemy : Iraq
- Holds low oil prices as a gesture of goodwill towards
the west
- Relies heavily on US expertise to build the country
- Invests its oil revenue reserves in US treasury bills
and other US instruments
- Annually import goods from the US worth billions of dollars.
- Has military bases and US military experts on its
soil
- Fought alonside the US in the Gulf War to liberate itself
- Kuwaiti citizens enjoy Freedom of Expression
- Kuwait has no public beheadings
- Kuwait's press is free and kicking
- Kuwait has a parliament whose majority is elected
by Kuwaitis
- The parliament in Kuwait watches Kuwait's oil revenues
like a hawk
- Corruption is totally under control in Kuwait. The
people do not tolerate corruption.
- The al-Sabah family is modest and reachable
- Kuwait is an open society that has nothing to hide
- The al-Sabah family protects the Kuwaiti national
treasury
- Women are treated almost equally and are respected
in Kuwait
- Laws in Kuwait are based on the Koran and those not
addressed by the Koran are clear and enforceable by a qualified court system
- The Majlis in Kuwait (called Diwaniah) is more of
a social democratic gathering
- The Royal family of Kuwait does not interfere in government
expenditures
- The Kuwait commercial law protects against corruption
and is enforced
- The ruling family only chooses the most qualified
individuals to any appointed positions
- Pre Gulf War numbers, Kuwait had about $120 billion
in investments outside the country with 2.5 times LESS the oil revenues
of Saudi Arabia
- The royal family in Kuwait has annual income modest
allocations that are invested to take care of their future. They do not
need the funds for any other purpose
- In 40 years, Kuwait will have
enough investments to continue prospering and flourishing
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