[roadcat]

Yeah, wish it were that easy, but you know the moderates will never allow the prez to nuke Mecca. Because the Saudi's are our friennnnds...

Better that we ramp up covert activities before any strikes against us happen, like a bunch of random bombings thruout the world against arab terrorist targets. Let them scratch their heads for a change, wondering what the hell they did to deserve that and how they should try to better understand the Americans. Of course, we should then deny having anything to do with it and then suggest maybe the French did it... (what the heck, maybe the arabs will take it out on them).

[MadIvan]

Well we do need to get over this idea that the Saudis are our friends. They are like the gangster with a bankroll who pays hitmen to do his dirty work. The gangster himself may not get into the fight, but without his cash, the hitmen would have no impetus to do their dirty deeds.

I think this is partially why Bush is pushing fuel cell research. The best long term strategy is to bankrupt Saudi Arabia.

Regards, Ivan

[steveegg]

Of course, we should then deny having anything to do with it and then suggest maybe the French did it... (what the heck, maybe the arabs will take it out on them).

Let's see if I can work with this. The French have nukes, and the last time they didn't wave the white flag at the first drop of the hat was when Greenpeace wanted them to stop nuke testing in the South Pacific.