Saudi will intervene in Iraq if US withdraws-aide

Reuters ^ | November 29 2006

[jmc1969]

The Saudis know that they are up as next on the Iranian hit list if we hand Iraq over to Iran.

[edcoil]

Maybe they should be in Iraq now with some help.

[pianomanjoe]

They might be able to do a better job in there, too, seeing as how they're not bogged down by the American media.

[jmc1969]

The Shia led government refuses to allow it, just like they refuse to allow us to take down Sadr.

Pushing Iraqi "Democracy" before the country was at all ready was on of the worst mistakes of this war.

[Stallone]

Yes, we know that famous Islamic appreciation for life over death would extend to the Saudis.

Why even get their commitment? It's good as gold and doesn't need a co-signer.

[rhombus]

Pushing Iraqi "Democracy" before the country was at all ready was on of the worst mistakes of this war.

How would you determine a country is "ready"?

[jmc1969]

When the people no longer believe their Imam's are God's messangers on Earth.

The Iraqi people like most muslims actually do believe their religious leaders are the voice of God in the same way Christians believed that 1500 years ago.

[duckman]

"...considering options including flooding the oil market..."
The return of 50's gas prices. I see .25 cents a gallon.

[rhombus]

OK, just wondered what you thought was the critical criteria. People can be kept ignorant for a long, long time. One can only hope that the new presence of thousands upon thousands of satellite dishes on Iraqi rooftops will help them learn the limitations of blind faith.

[ichabod1]

Pull out now.

[Thud]

Right. They'll send money to fund terrorism, and volunteer their problem people to go get killed somewhere else.

Which they already do. We found that out the hard way on 9/11.

The Saudis specialize in not fighting.

[KoRn]

Looks like Cheney's recent visit yielded some results.

[green iguana]

Nice title, Reuters. I don't think that one Saudi will make much of a difference, unless his name is Rambo.

[hunter112]

The return of 50's gas prices. I see .25 cents a gallon.

Well, most state gas taxes are way above that, but even if it were two bits plus the gas tax, it would surely drive the liberals nuts!

I've heard about Saudi "fighting" ability. OK, pull out, and let the ME "handle" its own problems for awhile. Anything that takes the worldwide total of Muslimes from one billion down to a manageable few million is perfectly fine with me. There's no "good guys" to root for on any side, anyway. Just people who seem less threatening to us than others at any given time.

[rfp1234]

--flooding the oil market to crash prices--

That might have a lot of unintended global side effects.

[CottShop]

but then we'd be criticised for encouraging war crimes is the saudies committed them- note that the saudies wouldn't be charged, but we sure has heck would be! http://sacredscoop.com

[Ben Mugged]

The return of 50's gas prices. I see .25 cents a gallon.

The tax alone is $.85.

[txhurl]

bttt

[longtermmemmory]

Wahabists on parade.

[hosepipe]

Hmmm... divide and conquer.. Should have been the strategy all along.. Sunni vs Shiites.. with Kurds as kickers..

Iraq should be a republic.. 3 states..