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Generals: Saudi Intervention in Yemen is Doomed to Failure
Breitbart ^ | 2015-04-19 | John Hayward

Posted on 04/19/2015 4:32:32 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

According to a report by al-Jazeera, several American generals are skeptical that Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen will succeed.  A “senior commander at CENTCOM” claimed the Saudis did not keep the operation secret from American authorities because they feared the Obama Administration inform Iran, but rather because the Saudis feared the Pentagon would dismiss their battle plan as a “bad idea” and try to talk them out of it.

“Military sources said that a number of regional special forces officers and officers at U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) argued strenuously against supporting the Saudi-led intervention because the target of the intervention, the Shia Houthi movement — which has taken over much of Yemen and which Riyadh accuses of being a proxy for Tehran — has been an effective counter to Al-Qaeda,” writes al-Jazeera.

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To: dp0622

In an ideal world, rescue the Christians, let ‘em cnme to the US. However, Obama is not going to allow that — he hates Christians. Help Israel defend itself and let the Sunnis and Shia fight to the death, or not. If they attack the US, bomb the hell out of them.


21 posted on 04/19/2015 7:08:10 PM PDT by expat2
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To: dp0622

Not only that, but I bet the Saudis have bought nukes from Pakistan.


22 posted on 04/19/2015 7:09:39 PM PDT by expat2
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To: dp0622

‘what’s with Egypt?’
SA has money and needs soldiers.
Egypt has soldiers and needs money.


23 posted on 04/19/2015 7:13:17 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: expat2

Man, it hurts me to my core to think that hundreds of Christian girls were shot point blank when they couldn’t recite a phrase from the PIECE OF SH>> book!!!!! Jesus please forgive me for what I want to do to them. We said NEVER AGAIN after world war II. Were those people in Bosnia more important?


24 posted on 04/19/2015 7:21:46 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: mrsmith

yeah but Al Sisi showing up at that Christian church. They obviously didn’t want the muslim brotherhood in charge. Are they civilized, or just a different group of animals.
I’ve heard rumors that the majority of Iran is under 30 and they want a western way of life. I wonder how true that is.


25 posted on 04/19/2015 7:24:38 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It seems to me that a full scale operation by Saudi Arabia could make Yeman their possession in about 30 days....


26 posted on 04/19/2015 9:16:35 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: dp0622

We shouldn’t be rooting for any of them. There are no good guys there. Muslims killing each other in their own countries - I fail to see a problem here.

Ban Islam in civilized countries, deport Muslims, get non-Muslims out of Muslim countries, bring US troops home & put on our borders, and institute a “pet a pig” requirement before boarding a plane. Problem largely solved.


27 posted on 04/19/2015 10:44:26 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: Pining_4_TX

rofl!! Two things though. Do we have a responsibility to Christians being slaughtered? I don’t know. They are our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Can we be sure ISIS wont get their hands on nukes and is a massive aerial assault on Iran’s nuke facilities the answer. (please God let Israel do it!)


28 posted on 04/19/2015 10:46:52 PM PDT by dp0622
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Well said.


29 posted on 04/19/2015 11:28:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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30 posted on 04/19/2015 11:30:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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31 posted on 04/20/2015 5:46:14 AM PDT by SJackson (I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes)
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To: dp0622

Well, in Egypt the generals are slaughtering the Moslem Brotherhood.


32 posted on 04/20/2015 5:52:03 AM PDT by Cronos (ObamaÂ’s dislike of Assad is not based on AssadÂ’s brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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To: dp0622
who are we rooting for in Yemen?

The meteor.

33 posted on 04/20/2015 9:00:09 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: dp0622

If at all possible, get all the Christians out of the Middle East and bring them here. Then send the Muslims back to their dirt bag countries to fight each other as long as they want.

There isn’t anything the US is doing there that matters, because politicians are bringing the enemy here.


34 posted on 04/23/2015 9:25:12 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX (All those who were appointed to eternal life believed. Acts 13:48)
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To: musicman

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35 posted on 04/23/2015 9:28:25 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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36 posted on 04/24/2015 7:38:49 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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