I disagree with #1 — if he is going to start killing Saudis — I support him. Let him attack them and destroy the tomb of the prophet. he’s already escalated the Sunni-Shia war. the USA should only protect the Christians and Yazidis in Syria and Iraq and let the Sunnis fight the Shia and each other
Too bad they both can’t lose.
As long as he was a Saudi/Turk/State proxy, no one was willing to go after him. Now that he has become a threat to the Sauds, you may see things shift dramatically. They don’t mind using monsters as long as they are pointed outward and away. The moment they turn toward Riyadh its a whole new game.
I guess the question could be why wouldn’t he attack Israel first? I don’t have the mind of an Islamic terrorist, to be sure.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer country,,,lol.
THIS is why the Saudi’s are causing world oil prices to fall, folks, and why the Saudi’s have told the rest of OPEC to go to hell.
ISIS is a dagger pointed straight at Mecca, and the Saudi Royal House. And they are getting their money by selling OIL.
As much as some folks like to think they are doing this to hurt the Russians, it is simply an attempt at self-preservation.
Protecting the Sauds is how our politicians become billionaires. This is a golden opportunity.
Our pols always walk the line between protecting Israel, to satisfy the voters back home, and protecting the Sauds, to retire in the manner to which they aspire. The Sauds understand this and have no problem with it.
If you read over on Walid Shoebat’s site, he has been saying for a long time that Saudi Arabia will be a target (of ISIS, I think) and will be destroyed. Very interesting as he ties it in with Bible prophecy. Can’t recall all the details right now but you might want to check it out.
Osama bin laden’s biggest victory was getting the US to move its forces out of Saudi Arabia. They are now located in Quatar. Now other nations are aligning to destroy the Saudis, including Turkey, Iran, and ISIS. The royal family will not last much longer.
I have no doubt that the Saudis fund and export an intolerant version of Islam. (I believe that Wahhabism is the correct interpretation of that religion)
It's fine with the Sunni Saudis when Muslims kill Infidels and heretical Shias, but ISIS is sticking to the fundamentals of Islam and now the Saudis are targets.
When the Saudi OX gets gored by ISIS a change in plans is necessary. -Tom
Is al Baghdadi a real person? I’ve read an article on The Long War Journal which states al Baghdadi is played by an actor or a lower level member of Al Qaeda impersonating this imaginary grand imam. Al Qaeda is using this persona it to generate a wave of support across the Islamic world to restore the caliphate. If so, it is a very smart move because no matter how many times the US kills the impersonator, they can get another one in his place. Especially if they keep the “voice” separate. After “surviving” numerous assassination attempts, he will be seen as “miraculously” being preserved by God.
Of course they’ll go after the oil. ( as willie sutton explained when asked why he robbed banks, That’s Where The Money Is).
We should have taken this latrine immediately following 9/11.
Haramayn? new one on me.. Just don’t mess Jeddah up, sunsets are to die for from there.
Chicken have come home to roost.