To: risk
Oh, and as much as I HATE to agree with NewsMax, I have to say they're right on here.
The trick is: How do we handle Saudi Arabia? They don't pose a MILITARY threat; they just keep paying all the bills for this scum.
We need their oil--or do we? Can we become REAL, REAL GOOD FRIENDS of the Iraqis real fast?
Do the Saudis already see this coming? Are they ready to behave? Give up the thugs that live among them?
6 posted on
04/14/2003 9:07:26 PM PDT by
Illbay
To: Illbay
How do we handle Saudi Arabia? I don't know, either. How about stepping up the pressure to have them reform? How about seizing their suspicious bank accounts?
If we don't follow through on our progress in Iraq, the Wahabis are just going to regroup and figure out a way to get nukes.
7 posted on
04/14/2003 9:13:33 PM PDT by
risk
(Don't tread on me.)
To: Illbay
"We need their oil--or do we? Can we become REAL, REAL GOOD FRIENDS of the Iraqis real fast?"
That's the plan. Saudi Arabia's already planning to ask us to leave, so we're going to pack up the troops and station them in Iraq.
"Do the Saudis already see this coming? Are they ready to behave? Give up the thugs that live among them?"
Well, I heard a news report a couple of weeks ago (I think it was on FNC) that Saudi Arabia is thinking of extending equal protection of the laws and the right to vote to women. I don't know if that was just a rumor being reported as fact, or something that the other news organizations haven't picked up on in the chaos of war reporting. But things are already unfolding in freedom's favor as everyone tries to avoid being next: Iran is thinking of normalizing relations, North Korea is suddenly leaning towards multilateral talks, Saudi Arabia's going to reform itself... Syria's a problem, but I think eventually they'll realize they can't screw around any more.
8 posted on
04/14/2003 9:14:29 PM PDT by
Terpfen
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