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Hickory Daily Record ^
| 02/20/2016
| ap
Posted on 02/20/2016 10:51:12 AM PST by BenLurkin
Edited on 02/20/2016 12:18:58 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator.
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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says he favors equipping Syrian rebels with surface-to-air missiles, arguing it would shift the balance of power.
Saudi Arabia is a key backer of rebels against President Bashar Assad. Foreign Minister Adel el-Jubeir was quoted as telling German weekly Der Spiegel in an interview published Saturday: "We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground."
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posted on
02/20/2016 10:51:12 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Saudi Arabia should be attacked. They re the root cause.
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posted on
02/20/2016 10:58:40 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asseLike this s overthrown,,,")
To: BenLurkin
Minister Al jabber will just cause Russians to up the attacks, and to also go after the transport routes to the rebels.
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:00:23 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asseLike this s overthrown,,,")
To: DesertRhino
Awesome idea. Give a bunch of jihadi’s SAMs and hope they don’t use them against you.
I’m guessing Putin will let the Saudis know what he thinks of that.
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:01:19 AM PST
by
vmivol00
(I won't be reconstructed.)
To: BenLurkin
"because you don't want such weapons to fall into the wrong hands." Of course, that depends on their definition of "wrong".
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:04:27 AM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: BenLurkin
So the Russians would just deploy more cruise missiles and countermeasures against the missile sites.
Putin intends to win this,using whatever means necessary.
To: BenLurkin
” .... shift the balance of power ..... “
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The Saudis shouldn’t be trying to shift the balance of power. Assad has been in power for a very long time. It’s not their business.
Besides, I don’t recall any of the 911 terrorists being from Syria. 15 of the 19 were from Saudi Arabia. Maybe it’s the Saudis that need regime change?
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:09:28 AM PST
by
boycott
(--)
To: DesertRhino
Saudi Arabia should be attacked. They re the root cause.
Yep. Saudis are the root cause of some many of the world’s problems. Unfortunately, they hide behind the USA.
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:10:30 AM PST
by
boycott
(--)
To: boycott
The Saudis shouldnât be trying to shift the balance of power. Assad has been in power for a very long time. Itâs not their business. This is all part of the growing Sunni/Shia conflict. The Saudis are the boss Sunni dog. Iran is the boss Shia dog. Syria is just a proxy conflict. Assad is a member of the minority Alawite Shia sect that rules Syria.
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:13:48 AM PST
by
dirtboy
To: dirtboy
This is all part of the growing Sunni/Shia conflict. The Saudis are the boss Sunni dog. Iran is the boss Shia dog. Syria is just a proxy conflict. Assad is a member of the minority Alawite Shia sect that rules Syria.
That’s exactly what it is. The Saudis want to involve us to take care of their dirty work.
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:18:48 AM PST
by
boycott
(--)
To: DesertRhino
Minister Al jabber will just cause Russians to up the attacks, and to also go after the transport routes to the rebels.It would in no way hurt my sensibilities to see helicopter gunships and bombers pound Saudi Arabian "palaces" as a response...
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:20:37 AM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: Farmer Dean
So the Russians would just deploy more cruise missiles and countermeasures against the missile sites. Putin intends to win this,using whatever means necessary. Putin for President!
Trump for VP!
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posted on
02/20/2016 11:43:22 AM PST
by
publius911
(IMPEACH HIM NOW evil, stupid, insane ignorant or just clueless, doesn't matter!)
To: BenLurkin
The Syrians and the Russians should threaten to give Saudi rebels SAMs in response...
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posted on
02/20/2016 12:07:42 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/20/2016 12:19:11 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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