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| Saudi prince calls for Arab troops in Iraq. Really. |
| 2003-02-15 |
| Arab states should send military troops to Iraq immediately to forestall a foreign invasion, a Saudi prince said Saturday. "We call on all the Arabs to make this demand, and we call on the noble Arab leaders to make this demand a reality," Prince Sultan bin Turki said in a statement. The prince did not spell out the role an Arab force would play in Iraq, but he said it would help keep the peace and prevent civil unrest. Oh, look, Ethel! Human shields in uniform! "The Arabs should not wait. The Arab people should be the main player in resolving this case, rather than have the colonial solution be imposed on us," the prince said in his statement. The prince, a nephew of Saudi King Fahd, does not hold a high-ranking position in the Saudi government. He is known for speaking his mind on foreign and domestic issues and is regarded as one of a small group of royal family members who favor bold reform. Obviously one of the great thinkers of his age... The prince said the Iraqi government and people should accept his proposal as to do otherwise would leave the country vulnerable to "American or international" intervention, he said. "The good of the Arab nation and the Iraqi people demands that its destiny be placed in its own hands to save it from the catastrophe it has been in since the 1991 Gulf War and to drive out foreign forces from the Arab region." So lemme get this straight: In order to preclude an American invasion of Iraq, you propose invading it yourself? With the Soddy army? Heh heh. That's a joke, right? He also called for lifting the U.N. sanctions imposed on Iraq since its invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Oh, sure. That'll work. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 We welcome the saudi's getting off the fence. If they are fighting alongside the enemy, they can die with them. |
| Posted by: flash91 2003-02-15 20:19:32 |
| #2 But.....the Saudis are our friends. Aren't they? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-15 19:52:39 |
| #1 He needs a desert car trip - soon |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-02-15 18:55:19 |