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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why are we so close with Saudi Arabia despite their connections to terrorism?
gpt
They have lots of oil, we want lots of oil. They oppose Iran in the Middle East, we oppose Iran in the Middle East. They spend a lot of money supporting terrorists, we spend a lot of money supporting some of the same terrorists sometimes. They like buying very expensive stuff from us.

All in all, they're bastards, but they're reliable bastards who more or less toe the US line.