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2007-11-19 Arabia

Saudi Columnists Call on Gulf States to Form Anti-Iran Front

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-19 13:25|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 They sound like they have a serious case of the heebie-jeebies that the Shia might take over the Holy Places and start beheading Wahabbist douchebags...

Me, I'm color-blind in that spectrum.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-11-19 14:40|| 2007-11-19 14:40|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm not sure why we didn't do this a long time ago (Iran/Iraq war time frame). Create a sort of Nato on the Gulf as a way to train them to defend themselves and keep the oil flowing. Force them to buy into their own protection with blood and oil.

Posted by rjschwarz 2007-11-19 17:30|| 2007-11-19 17:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps we didn't want to train them well enough to think they could beat Israel the next time, rjschwarz.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2007-11-19 19:12|| 2007-11-19 19:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Perhaps we didn't want to train them well enough to think they could beat Israel the next time

I'd just as soon have us be the gatekeepers of any significant military force in that region. Muslim just don't seem to have much of a knack for inspiring any confidence in those around them.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-19 21:46|| 2007-11-19 21:46|| Front Page Top

#5 TOPIX > GCC [Gulf Cooper Council] NEEDS A DEFENCE SHIELD + GCC OKAYS "TRANSPARENT" NUKE ENERGY PLANTS.

OTOH, ENERGY > MVARIETY has an article on on=going feasibility research into the dev of possible GEOTHERMAL ENERGY facility(s) for the COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS [CNMI], vv CNMI's nine volcanic islands. *Prob > Island-specific versus CNMI-wide, espec where underwater long-distance transfer networks are concerned. SHOULDN'T BE A PROB FOR OIL-RICH GCC = OPEC States > GOT A VOLCANO A'BLOWIN' UP IN THE GULF, USE IT OR LOSE IT.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-19 23:10|| 2007-11-19 23:10|| Front Page Top

#6 JPOST/TOPIX/REDDIT > PENTAGON PREPARING FOR NUCLEAR IRAN. ISRAEL may consider dev or deploying BOOMER missle subs.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-19 23:12|| 2007-11-19 23:12|| Front Page Top

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