Sometimes I just wonder what the heck our government leaders are thinking:
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has established a research and essay competition in honor of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz hosted by the National Defense University.
The king, who died Jan. 23 at age 90, oversaw the modernization of his country’s military during the time he spent as commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard, a position he held from 1963 until he became king in 2005.
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said the essay competition is a fitting tribute to the life and leadership of the Saudi Arabian monarch.
Why are we praising this evil man? It’s one thing to be kind in diplomacy after the death of their king, considering we buy so much of their oil, and we have been. Obama released a diplomatic statement and that was fine.
But an essay contest? Seriously? This is way over the top. We don’t need to say he was a great man if he wasn’t. For crying out loud sharia law is horribly oppressive and evil and it is what goes on in Saudi Arabia every day. We are already fornicating ourselves out to ‘drink’ her oil. Now we’re going to condone who they are as well in an essay contest?
This is just ridiculousness.