Coat of Arms of Saudi Arabia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This short article in Politico argues that it’s pivotal to take the fight to the preachers and financiers of terror.

Source: The Saudi Wahhabis are the real foe – POLITICO

The article is not exactly challenging Saudi Arabia per se, rather wealthy Saudis. Given the important trading links with the West in energy, defense and financial services, this seems to be an area where few Western politicians want to explore. However, leading newspapers, like the UK’s Independent are raising difficult questions about ISIS financing.

To be fair, my colleague, John Gelmini, has been raising these issues for some time and I’ve challenged him to provide evidence – slowly the evidence is creeping into the mainstream media.

I worry that Western governments, like the US, the UK and France, are blurring strategic interests in defense, energy and trade etc. This is why it’s important to clarify strategy, rather than follow Obama’s piecemeal/incremental approach to foreign policy in Syria and Iraq.

Thoughts?