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| Saudi King Announces Support for Pelosi Reid |
| 2007-03-29 |
| Saudi King Abdullah, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, yesterday slammed what he termed the "illegitimate foreign occupation" of neighboring Iraq and called for an end to the "unjust" U.S.-backed financial blockade of the Palestinian government. In a rare public spat, both the White House and State Department quickly rejected the king's description of the U.S. mission in Iraq. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said flatly the king was "wrong" in questioning the legitimacy of the U.S. troop presence in Iraq. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #1 We should also have pointed out that without our troops there would be daily large scale massacres of Sunnis in the country and quick impoverishment of the Sunni enclave in Anbar. Of course said that way one could critize me by responding, "you say that like it was a bad thing" |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-03-29 11:00 |