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Islamic State’s Ultimate Goal: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Wells
Canada Free Press ^ | 09/11/14 | Claude Salhani

Posted on 09/11/2014 8:49:30 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony

The capture of oil wells in Syria and Iraq has made the group financially self-sufficient. Now it's all or nothing

For the terrorist group known as the Islamic State, Syria and Iraq were a good place to start their campaign, but in order to survive and prosper it knew from the outset that it had no choice but to set its sights on the ultimate prize: the oil fields of Saudi Arabia.

It is in that direction that the battle for control of the world’s largest oil fields is currently heading.

Islamic State—which has its origins in al-Qaeda—knows fully well that in order to sustain itself as a viable and lasting religious, political, economic and military entity in the region, it has to follow the same objectives established by al-Qaeda when Osama bin Laden broke off his relations with the Saudi monarchy and vowed to bring down the

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Religion
KEYWORDS: isis; oil; saudiarabia

1 posted on 09/11/2014 8:49:30 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
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To: Sean_Anthony

If Saudi Arabia goes maybe a ton of Support for Terrorism will go with them


2 posted on 09/11/2014 8:52:04 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Sean_Anthony

ISIS wants Mecca and Medina also. I think they are a different sect and are larger so they think they can win.


3 posted on 09/11/2014 8:53:34 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Sean_Anthony
the ultimate prize: the oil fields of Saudi Arabia

I don't see how that would be possible. Right now ISIS has neutral Turkey at it back.

But if ISIS went for those oil fields, it would have millions of hostile Shia (in southern Iraq) at its back. No way could ISIS overcome that.

4 posted on 09/11/2014 9:05:07 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: mountainlion

ISIS wants to blow up Mecca, because they believe that it will bring on the end times as postulated in the Koran.


5 posted on 09/11/2014 9:17:39 AM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
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To: Leaning Right

“No way could ISIS overcome that. “.............

In my 77 years, I have learned to NEVER SAY “NEVER”. Don’t underestimate your enemy.


6 posted on 09/11/2014 9:26:04 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: Sean_Anthony

This may be a stupid question but which countries buy the oil ISIS sells now? Or is that a big secret?


7 posted on 09/11/2014 9:34:00 AM PDT by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
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To: molson209

Real surprised after the f-ing royal house of saud threw out the U.S. military that the turds haven’t been overthrown and killed off already.
What a bunch of puke they are.


8 posted on 09/11/2014 10:06:31 AM PDT by Joe Boucher
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To: Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

I believe they have been selling it on the black market. Once it gets out there past the first level, everyone buys it, I think.


9 posted on 09/11/2014 10:47:01 AM PDT by rlmorel ("Every kid worth his salt has one scar from a flaming marshmallow, and a story to go along with it.")
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