[Republic of Texas]

I agree. The Saudi's penchant for playing both ends against the middle is annoying, and I hope, dangerous for their terrorist regime. We will know when the US really gets serious about the War on Terror. That will be the day that the Royal Family in S.A. is deposed.

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[kabar]

The Saudis live in a rough neigborhood and additionally, they are the custodians of the two holy places of Islam. In the events leading up to the Gulf War, King Fahd made a courageous decision to let American troops stage the war from Saudi Arabia knowing full well that the fundamentalists would not like it and that the Kingdom would become a target of Saddam. In private, they told us that we must take Saddam out. We didn't leaving them exposed. One must remember that the Kingdom was the target of scud attacks and was invaded by the Iraqis at Khafji.

The Saudis permitted the US to station troops in the Kingdom after the war--a mistake in my view. Everyone praises Blair for taking a courageous stand in the face to tremendous domestic opposition. Crown Prince Abdullah deserves the same kind of praise.

It is not a terrorist regime. Quite the opposite. The Saudi Royal family is a target of the terrorists including UBL. For those who want to oust the House of Saud, be careful what you wish for. The human rights types wanted the Shah out of Iran and Carter failed to support him paving the way for his removal. The result was Khomeni who started the militant Islamic movement, touting its success in removing the US from Iran. I would hate to think of an Islamic fundamentalist government in charge of Saudi Arabia and the largest supply of petroleum in the world, by far. Just think of the havoc they could wreak with that revenue.