Saudi Columnists Debate “What Would the World Be Like Without the U.S.?”

(MEMRI) In his column in the Saudi daily Al-Watan, under the title “The World Without the U.S.,” Saudi liberal Ali Sa’d Al-Moussa depicted the U.S. as the standard-bearer of scientific and technical progress in the world. He said that without America, the world would regress by 100 years.

Responding to Al-Moussa, Anas Zahed wrote in his column in the Saudi daily Al-Madina that Al-Moussa was merely prettifying the U.S.’s image, and added that its much-vaunted scientific progress had brought disaster to humanity.

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