[montag813]

We have depended on Arab oil forever, but never had a president with closer personal ties with those Arabs. It is this which I find so disturbing.

[McGavin999]

In case you haven't noticed it (and there's a good reason why you haven't since the media isn't covering it) Saudi Arabia a fully engaged on the WOT. They have just killed the two top Al Qaeda leaders in SA and are playing whack a mole with the underlings on a daily basis.

By giving strong support to these ME leaders, President Bush is giving them what they need to fight these guys. They have been held captive by their clerics for decades and are just now beginning to take back their countries.

There has been a battle going on within the Saudi ruling family for decades between the Wahhabist manics and the forward thinking. Bush is supporting the forward thinkers.