Deal with the devil?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Made">Made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Deal">Deal</span> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specifics">specifics</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="generally">generally</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="joking">joking</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="much">much</span> – <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>” <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="real">real</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moral">moral</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pact">pact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> (<span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span>) <span word="betrayed">betrayed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="morals">morals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>” <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="implies">implies</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exact">exact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="worldly">worldly</span> <span word="gains">gains</span>.</p><p><span word="Worldly">Worldly</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="fame">fame</span>, <span word="status">status</span>, <span word="success">success</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 16-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="Johan">Johan</span> <span word="Georg">Georg</span> <span word="Faust">Faust</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devil">devil</span>, <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="supreme">supreme</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span>, <span word="Faust">Faust</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="eternity">eternity</span>.</p>
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