Discussion on ISIS and Political Manipulation

Let me get back to داعش.

You say I told you people interpret your writings to mean that

Saudi Arabia is operating in Iraq to counter Iran, and so on.

In other words, this leads us to say that

داعش is a creation,

a creation of Saudi intelligence or a Saudi creation.

All that is possible because politics is a game, and everyone

uses the cards they hold in this game.

I swear, if I found داعش useful today, I might use it, and I have

the right, as a state, to do so. But what I always say is

to warn of the consequences afterward. For example,

when we cite an example, we cite Afghanistan.

Afghanistan, al-Qaeda. Who created it in the beginning? Al-Qaeda's ideology.

Osama bin Laden. Who created him in the beginning? The United States

and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, quite simply.

Why? Because it was the Cold War at that time.

The Soviet Union was there. So there were political cards in play.

The question is not

whether you have the right or not to play the political card, but

You must think about what comes after playing this card.

The religion card is a powerful political card, but it is

a double-edged sword. You can use it, and it can be

used against you, so you must think about getting out before

getting in. That makes sense.