Posted on 11/01/2005 1:23:57 PM PST by Esther Ruth
U.S. DISCUSSES INVASION OF SAUDI ARABIA
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has raised the prospect of a military invasion of Saudi Arabia.
The response could include the deployment of three U.S. Army divisions backed by fighter-jets and airborne early-warning and alert aircraft. In all, the U.S.-led mission could include up to 300,000 troops.
The House Armed Services Committee was briefed on the prospect of a Saudi coup and U.S. response during a hearing on Oct. 26. The scenario was outlined by Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, who cited a Saudi coup as one of several threats to the United States.
"How should the United States respond if a coup, presumably fundamentalist in nature, overthrows the royal family in Saudi Arabia?" O'Hanlon asked. "Such a result would raise the specter of major disruption to the oil economy."
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Should have a contingency plan for Massachusettes, as well
Why the heck is this in the public domain, if true? I would like to know who the traitor on the House Armed Services Committee is.
LOL!
Is this supposed to be newsworthy?
I don't mean to be glib, but there are probably hundreds if not thousands of scenarios that have been gamed by those whose job it is to determine how to handle situations.
I am sure we have gamed an invasion of Mexico, Canada, Venezuela, Cuba, Panama; Berkeley (oops sorry) China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, darned near any country you can think of, and certainly every country in the Mideast.
Why would anyone be surprised or shocked?
Fast reaction would be key.
There would be no support for a build-up, nor the ridiculous game of show that we've practiced for many years with the U.N.
We probably have plans on what to do if Quebec declared Independence and Canada asks us for aid.
"Should have a contingency plan for Massachusettes, as well"
And use it a.s.a.p.
Conquering SA should take all of 24 hours, perhaps a bit longer should we decide to TURN MECCA INTO A PARKING LOT along the way.....
I think it's just a bit of forward thinking. Who knows who you will have to fight in a few years down the road? At least the intelligence isn't starting flat footed this way.
Heck, I bet we have contigency plans for an invasion of Canada (I would humbly suggest invading the "French part" first)
I can't think of another reason otherwise to post this.
only one way: shock and awe
300,000? Not NEARLY enough for Saudi Arabia...
That's great...I hope we didn't sell them the latest block-OFPs for their F-16 CC's......
Sorry, Esther Ruth, I hope I didn't sound like I was being disrespectful there.
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WTFO?
So why this post?
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