Politicizing Someone's Pain

I've been following the reports about the young woman in Saudi that has been sentenced to an outrageous punishment. First, I find the Saudi government to be obviously barbaric in their treatment of women, but I also see a great deal of dictatorial tyranny on the part of some judge that apparently doesn't approve of free speech. I have no positive comment to make about the Saudi government at all. They issued passports for terrorists, they have hiked the oil prices out of reach, they appear to be above being "global team players" and yet, our government continues to minimize the tyranny and simply cajole in our so called disapproval. Since 9/11 is more than six years past, I'm not going to focus the blog on that topic again, today, because it seems apparent that the followers of the present administration simply do not care that the Saudi government provided the majority of the 9/11 terrorists with access to American Visas. I continue to be "astonished" that this information falls on such deaf ears. As the revisionists continue to present the false connections between 9/11 and Iraq, there is simply no voice of logic to be heard. Perhaps some Americans can see this oil deal for what it is. While this administration schmoozes the Saudi government, calling them friends, and keeps the Texas oil wells capped, our country is going broke with our oil dependency. And that may not be all Saudi, as I just cannot believe the Texas oil tycoons are willing to miss out; when oil is $100.00 a barrel. I really don't think they are just tipping their Stetson's back and saying "Oh well!" I'm sure they are not happily reminiscing about the old days when it was $20.00 a barrel. So, is there a deal somewhere? My guess would be yes, just like we agreed to attack the other direction, in spite of where the terrorists came from, but I'm going to talk about this young woman today and what would be different for her, here in America.
American stats already indicate that only 1 rape in 4 even get reported, and the stats are more dismal in regard to the reported ones that actually get prosecuted. Then, if some woman actually manages to be heard to that point, she is then put on trial for any and every possible sexual indiscretion she may have ever experienced. Unlike the American judicial system, this woman in Saudi is not being punished for being raped. She's being punished for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, which in her country is illegal. And now, her punishment has been increased for speaking to the media. I believe the punishment is hideous, but I also believe that the protection of rape victims is substandard in this country. I guess what I find even more hideous and more substandard is the spineless response issued by the White House press secretary. I just don't understand why the American administration has wreaked havoc all over the Middle East, but continues to kowtow to Saudi Arabia. According to the Bible shouldn't it really be the other way around between a Christian nation and Arabia?
. . . and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of G~d. the Acts