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2006-04-04 Arabia

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Posted by Steve 2006-04-04 12:41|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Is this a sign that an attack on Iranian facilities would be quietly supported?"

It seems that way to me. The surprising thing is that this was said publicly. It may be a slip by the ambassador, if it was entirely deliberate thats even more significant.

Posted by buwaya 2006-04-04 12:59|| 2006-04-04 12:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Bottom line is the Sunnis fear an Iranian Shia dynasty. In spite of the "enemy of my enemy" cooporation between the Black Hats and AQ...that Brokeback SandDune lovefest would disentegrate overnight if Iran were to dominate Iraq overtly through Tater and his ilk.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-04-04 13:00|| 2006-04-04 13:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Nobody in the neighborhood wants the Persians with nukes. Now what will it take to get the Ruskies on board?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-04 13:04|| 2006-04-04 13:04|| Front Page Top

#4 surprising indeed.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-04 13:21|| 2006-04-04 13:21|| Front Page Top

#5 "When that bull turns around and starts tap-dancing on your ass, don't look at US for help, pal."

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-04-04 13:30|| 2006-04-04 13:30|| Front Page Top

#6 US will be there to help. It is US strategy to keep the sea-lanes open and no one power dominant over global petroleum reserves. So, ungrateful and obnoxious as they are, the US will defend SA.

Posted by buwaya 2006-04-04 13:59|| 2006-04-04 13:59|| Front Page Top

#7 I visited Osirak in the mid-90's. The strike was 100% effective. The facility was rubblized beyond repair, and with dumb bombs as I recall.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-04 14:04|| 2006-04-04 14:04|| Front Page Top

#8 Trust Turki al-Faisal to do one thing and one thing only, and that is cover his @ss until he's farting through silk. Turki cannot be trusted, his prior ties to mullah Omar and al Qaeda have totally compromised him. I doubt that the State Department would trust him with more than a fountain pen. None of this changes the fact that the Saudi Arabia remains the real enemy in the Gulf region. Iran is merely a festering boil that needs to be lanced. The Saudis represent a metastasized Wahabbist cancer that will require excision.

Posted by Zenster 2006-04-04 14:09|| 2006-04-04 14:09|| Front Page Top

#9 One ccountry at a time Zenster, we deal with Mad Mullahs then onward to SA.

Posted by djohn66 2006-04-04 14:18|| 2006-04-04 14:18|| Front Page Top

#10 Don't read too much into this. It's not a direct quote. Here is another take on it that is a bit more direct and a bit less encouraging.

Posted by Darrell 2006-04-04 14:25|| 2006-04-04 14:25|| Front Page Top

#11 The Israelis crossed Saudi territory both ways to hit the Osirak reactor. Undoubtedly it was at very low levels (50 feet, probably), but that doesn't mean the Saudi radar couldn't or didn't pick them up. At the same time, the Saudis were the most vocal in attacking Israel after the attack.

NOBODY, even the Russians, really want a nuclear-armed Iran. The Russians also need all the foreign currency they can get, and will sell Iran ANYTHING to earn it - even the most sophisticated weapons in their arsenal. China needs Iranian crude, and will stand in the way of anything that threatens their supply.

Iran needs to be dealt with, and harshly. They're involved in Iraq and in Afghanistan, they're behind the trouble in Baluchistan, I wouldn't be surprised to learn they're aidng the pirates off the Somali coast, and they're certainly funding terrorism - Hisbollah, probably Hamas and the PFLP as well.

The Saudis may want Israel to do the dirty work, the condemn them again for their "unilateral" attacks on Islamic states. Israel, however, doesn't have the resources to do what really needs to be done - destroy the military capability of the Mad Mullahs. The United States does, but needs a few more assurances that Russia and China won't come to Iran's defenses if we attack. The Saudi comment may be a subtle signal that they will make a few offers China shouldn't resist.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-04-04 14:54|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-04-04 14:54|| Front Page Top

#12 One ccountry at a time Zenster, we deal with Mad Mullahs then onward to SA.

Works for me. Iran's Mullahs are like a pack of Rottweilers in the front yard of the Saudi crack house. Certainly a problem and something that must be dealt with first, but not the real threat.

Posted by Zenster 2006-04-04 14:55|| 2006-04-04 14:55|| Front Page Top

#13 "Is this a sign that an attack on Iranian facilities would be quietly supported?"

"I see nothing. I know nothing..."

Posted by BigEd 2006-04-04 15:42|| 2006-04-04 15:42|| Front Page Top

#14 Bet OP got it. (as usual)

Posted by 6 2006-04-04 18:44|| 2006-04-04 18:44|| Front Page Top

#15 I'm with OP as well - you don't have a freudian slip saying something like this. It's a message.

A freudian slip is when you mean to ask your wife to pass the cereal but actually say:
"you bitch !you ruined my life!"...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-04 19:11|| 2006-04-04 19:11|| Front Page Top

#16 LOL! That's not funny, that's really sick.

Posted by 6 2006-04-04 19:20|| 2006-04-04 19:20|| Front Page Top

#17 Translation - if you take out those pesky Persians we will loudly condemn you afterwards, but we don't really mean it.

Posted by DMFD 2006-04-04 23:37|| 2006-04-04 23:37|| Front Page Top

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