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Saudis Unlikely to Send Troops to Iraq
2003-09-28
Of course they can’t -- all their soldiers are crossing as civie’s to become fedayeen!
RIYADH, Saudi-controlled Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia is unlikely to send peacekeeping troops to Iraq, even under a U.N. mandate, the Saudi deputy defense minister said in remarks published Saturday.
That's a relief...
Prince Khaled bin Sultan spoke to the Okas daily as the United States worked to secure a new U.N. resolution to persuade more countries to contribute troops and money to postwar Iraq. Prince Khaled said it would not be a good idea for neighboring states to send troops to Iraq.
... he said, stating the obvious.
``As a non professional military man, and an expert in heading joint palace scams troops, I say there is no benefit in having troops from neighboring countries (deployed) in Iraq,’’ said Prince Khaled, who commanded Arab and Islamic forces during the 1991 Gulf War in Kuwait.
I have to agree with him — neighboring countries are Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Kuwait and Saudi-controlled Arabia. Of all of them I’d trust only the Kuwaitis.
Syria has said it would consider sending peacekeeping forces to Iraq if a deadline is set for a U.S. troop withdrawal and if the United Nations assumes control of its war-ravaged neighbor.
Don’t call us, we won’t call you.
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa told Al-Hayat while in New York for the U.N. General Assembly that Arab states will not send forces to Iraq to ``defend occupation troops... If any Arab country is considering sending troops, this will be after they get a request from those concerned, the Iraqis.’’
Given how their Arab brothers stood by and watched Saddam, I don’t see this happening either.
Posted by:Steve White

#6  "Saudis Unlikely to Send Troops to Iraq"

Gott sie Dank!
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2003-9-28 7:14:52 PM  

#5  Jarhead, you have it all wrong. We don't want them to defend us, only too kill the terrorists the fund. After that, maybe Al-Quaeda will go after the Saudi Royals.

That or line up to be shot with Al-Quaeda, either one works.
Posted by: Charles   2003-9-28 3:02:56 PM  

#4  Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa told Al-Hayat while in New York for the U.N. General Assembly that Arab states will not send forces to Iraq to ``defend occupation troops... If any Arab country is considering sending troops, this will be after they get a request from those concerned, the Iraqis.’’

-the day we need the Saudis to defend us is the day we re-name our biggest cities "New Paris & Los Berlin."
Posted by: Jarhead   2003-9-28 1:02:15 PM  

#3  The Saudis could participate by controlling the border from theirown side.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-9-28 12:25:30 PM  

#2  What are these "farms" something like Dachas? Country villas or some such.?
Posted by: Shipman   2003-9-28 8:27:30 AM  

#1  I guess they need all the manpower they can get to raid "farms" and arrest foreign terrorists. (Saudis aren't terrorists....they're our friends. Prince Bandar wouldn't lie.)
Posted by: Baba Yaga   2003-9-28 2:58:03 AM  

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