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| US troops 'pouring into Saudi Arabia' |
| 2003-03-09 |
| Thousands of American soldiers are pouring into Saudi Arabia in preparation for an invasion of Iraq, independent sources say. The Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia, a London-based group opposed to the Saudi regime, said that between 2,000 and 5,000 United States troops landed in the northern garrison town of Tabuk in the last week. Other credible independent reports said that American forces had taken control of Arar airport, less than 10 miles from the Saudi-Iraq border and that it had been closed to civilian air traffic. The Saudi government, which is facing stiff opposition to the war at home, has not commented on the developments. The source on this is Hezb ut-Tehrir, so it's supsect. But it makes sense... Last week The Telegraph reported that the White House and Riyadh had secretly agreed that American air operations against Iraq could be launched from Saudi soil, in return for a promise that all American forces would be withdrawn from the country after the war. And that makes sense, too. I imagine the Soddy reform movement will become much more pronounced, assuming we're successful in what we want to do in Iraq. I also imagine they'll try and keep it all surface movement, and that in the long run they won't succeed... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 If we take over that H3 base in west Iraq, we won't need Soddy - but could get there in a hurry if we wanted to |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-09 12:24:37 |