Saudis may back Iraq Sunnis if U.S. exits

© 2006 The Associated press NEW YORK — Saudi Arabia has warned Washington it might provide financial aid to Iraqi Sunnis in any fighting against Shiites if the U.S. pulls its troops out of Iraq, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia, a majority Sunni country, has promised U.S. officials that it would not intervene to assist Iraq's Sunni insurgency, according to the report, which cited anonymous American and Arab diplomatic sources.
But that promise might not hold if U.S. troops leave Iraq, the newspaper said. The Bush administration has repeatedly said there are no plans for the immediate pullout of U.S. troops.
The Times reported that Saudi King Abdullah sent the warning to Vice President Dick Cheney two weeks ago during the vice president's visit to Riyadh. The message also emphasized the kingdom's displeasure with proposed talks between the U.S. government and Iran.
In Saudi Arabia, an official flatly denied the report. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to the media.
The AP reported last week that private citizens in Saudi Arabia are funneling money to Sunni insurgents in Iraq, often through either charitable donations or carried by trucks carrying pilgrims and their luggage between the two countries.
Iran _ a majority Shiite country _ is believed to be providing military and financial support to Shiite elements. The recently released Iraq Study Group report suggested the Bush administration engage Iran and neighboring Syria in talks aimed at applying pressure on Iraqi Shiites to keep what some analysts are calling a civil war from spiraling into a regional conflict.
Saudi Arabia has expressed concern that once U.S. troops leave Iraq that the controlling Shiite majority could massacre the Sunni minority, believed to comprise a large faction of the deadly insurgency that has claimed thousands of Iraqi civilian and U.S. military lives.
Saudi Arabia's fears seemed to have been exacerbated by growing discussions in Washington aimed at accelerating the timeframe for bringing troops home. Now you know why Bush is not considering a pullout. His boss in Saudi Arabia said No. The Saudis are keeping our kids there to die so theirs don't have to! In case you haven't figured it out, this insurection thing is going beyond borders. I don't see a solution for this Shia-Sunni thing except all out war between them. There is that Religious thing again! shows how ignorant these people really are, fighting over something that happened centuries ago. We need to pullout now and let them have at it. There'd be that many less enemys to us. I am against all war, but if they're that ignorant..........

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Well, now I'm confused. Is it the U.S. who are the imperialists, or is it the Saudis?

Vi

All Of the Above

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Well, wait a darned minute here ... Med accuses the U.S. of being imperialistic, then he starts a thread that suggests that we are the slaves of the Saudis. Which one is it?

Vi

You are warped! This is funny stuff to you. If the Idea of a foriegn government giving directions to our head of state amuses you, then you've lost your way. I'd say this is more grounds for impeachment if proven that Bush actually halts the removal process of troops in Iraq because a Saudi King said so. I see that he has said there will be no decisions made untill after the first of the year, how many more must die? BTW there was no mention of imperialism in this thread!

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Med enjoys anything that makes the US look bad!
He displays an unbridled, almost giddy, eagerness with his revelatory threads!
Even if devoid of any and all semblance to logic or fact, IMO!


To those of his mindset, the proverbial glass is perpetually half-empty!

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Med enjoys anything that makes the US look bad! I don't really like seeing "my" country being taken over by Neo-Nazis! I really don't enjoy seeing rich assholes demean the working folk and the poor! I don't really like hypocrites calling my mindset as they see it as they know nothing about me. You libertarians have scripted a name for your selfish beliefs to cover your inherent Greed, Liberty to you means I get to keep My money, just another selfish bullshit tale, Libertarianism! Greed for all rich people is your motto, how dare the government claim any of MY money. I made it, I keep it. It's all about "I". And then you have the audacity to call yourselves Christians. The hypocracy is Rampant!

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I won't even attempt to answer that drivel.

Vi

I would just let the saudis rule that country like they rule ours. What can we do about it? The money talks.

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Oh you self righteous fuck! You are so full of yourself that you can't see the proverbial forest for the trees. Sometime take a stroll through real america and look around. I have no Idea how you got so self centered, but it over obvious that you are a greedy rich, well you know what I mean, non-caring, fuck the world, I've got mine libertarian asshole. So if you don't like my posts, don't read them and I'll stop calling you what the hell you really are. There are 3-4 libertarians that post on this site that have a hardon for me, well get over it, as Vi says, I'll post my opinion so young minds wont be warped by your nazi ravings. I have no idea what you libs do for a living and in fact don't care. You post replies to my posts like "this guy doesn't know what the fuck he's about" or "this guy is paranoid" and expect me to not respond in kind. If you make it personal, then it's on. I never walked from a bully yet, so don't expect by ganging up on me it's gonna work. I'll say this up front, fuck all you libertarians, your nothing but greedy fucks!

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