The iraqi invasion of kuwait in the summer of 1990 prompted the saudi monarch , king fahd , to invite half-a-million infidel ( mainly american ) troops onto his soil .
At the same time the regime still whacks the religious fanatics who look to the late osama bin laden , the saudi who sought to overthrow the monarchy for its corruption and collaboration with the infidel , especially the american one .
After all , america 's presence , now mostly hidden on bases outside the urban areas , is no longer antagonising iraqis as it once did . This week 's attacks were not against " infidel occupiers " ; violence is increasingly a local affair .
Several of the most disruptive forces in iraqi politics , such as those of the militant shia cleric , muqtada al-sadr , who wants something close to an iranian theocracy for iraq , have built their appeal on the notion of resisting the infidel .
A celebrity singer in the governor 's camp called on jakartans not to vote for an " infidel " - a clear shot at mr widodo 's running mate for vice-governor , basuki tjahja purnama , who is chinese-indonesian and a christian .