Posted on 08/30/2014 6:50:19 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has warned that the West will be the next target of the jihadists sweeping through Syria and Iraq, unless there is "rapid" action.
"If we ignore them, I am sure they will reach Europe in a month and America in another month," he said in remarks quoted on Saturday by Asharq al-Awsat daily and Saudi-backed Al-Arabiya television station.
"Terrorism knows no border and its danger could affect several countries outside the Middle East," said the king who was speaking at a welcoming ceremony on Friday for new ambassadors, including a new envoy from Saudi ally the United States.
The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group has prompted widespread concern as it advances in both Syria and Iraq, killing hundreds of people, including in gruesome beheadings and mass executions.
Lack of action would be "unacceptable" in the face of the phenomenon, King Abdullah said.
"You see how they (jihadists) carry out beheadings and make children show the severed heads in the street," he said, condemning the "cruelty" of such acts.
"It is no secret to you, what they have done and what they have yet to do. I ask you to transmit this message to your leaders: 'Fight terrorism with force, reason and (necessary) speed'."
President Barack Obama has yet to decide whether the United States should launch raids against positions held by the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria to follow US air strikes on IS activities in Iraq.
US Secretary of State John Kerry called Friday for a global coalition to combat Islamic State fighters' "genocidal agenda".
Writing in the New York Times, Kerry said he and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will meet European counterparts on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Wales next week, to enlist assistance.
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Don't know, maybe that's a question the WH "Press" corps should ask him.
They don't have the balls too though , but we do have "freedom of the press", yes indeed.
We’ve sold the Saudis billions of dollars in weapons over the last couple of decades, including F-15s for sure and probably M1 tanks.
The Saudis need to fire them up and use them.
You first, Abdullah. This is a transparent ploy to get the ‘West’ stirred up to save the sorry Saudi royalty that unleashed the wahhabi scourge on the world. I’m fine with ISIS marching straight thru Mecca like Sherman through Atlanta. We’ll deal with them afterwards.
Reminds me of the Merchant Adventurers who hired mercenaries to attack and harass Hanseatic shipping. They ended up attacking and harassing everybody.
House of Saud owes must of our political leaders!
Typo?
They did hire an army.
They don’t trust it.
They would rather hire the US.
When they do fire them up, there may be some question of which way they will go.
And even if they do go where their king directs its unlikely that the men behind all the expensive weapons will fight.
Hopefully Abdullah will become the next target of the West sometime soon.
Nuke mecca and medina.
“”I am sure they will reach Europe in a month and America in another month””
How sure is he? I don’t think they’re going to crisscross our country in their pickup trucks and armed to the teeth. Should be good hunting on our part even if it’s not hunting season. Hey - it’s always hunting season where these savages are concerned.
Who's this "we" you're talking about, Abdulla? Can't be you, right?
FMCDH(BITS)
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