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2014-09-27 Arabia

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Posted by Fred 2014-09-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
File under: Houthis

#1 a drone strike on a vehicle in southern Yemen Thursday killed four suspected members of Al-Qaeda,

Taking sides in this Sunni Shiia regional war is ill advised and will bring unanticipated consequences. An emboldened Iran may decide the shiia citizens of Kuwait need 'protecting'.

Posted by phil_b 2014-09-27 02:20|| 2014-09-27 02:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Sometimes we're forced to take sides. We can't have an Iran staging base right on Saudi Arabia's border.
It's bad enough they are across the Straits of Hormuz. And now IS can just waltz into the Saudi oil fields at a moments notice.
Looks pretty fricking bad for the Saudis. And us.
I foresee boots-on-the-ground or $20/gallon gas. hmmm

Posted by Mikey Hunt 2014-09-27 02:40|| 2014-09-27 02:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Looks pretty fricking bad for the Saudis. And us.

Actually, to me, it looks pretty fracking good.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-09-27 08:30|| 2014-09-27 08:30|| Front Page Top

#4 How much of the Saudi oil is in the southwest quadrant?

Posted by Steve White 2014-09-27 10:58|| 2014-09-27 10:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Link to SA oil/gas production map. Scroll down at 'International Petroleum Pipelines' and klik on map to enlarge.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-09-27 11:09|| 2014-09-27 11:09|| Front Page Top

#6 So nothing much in the SW quadrant but a fine way to surround the Saudis...

Posted by Steve White 2014-09-27 12:55|| 2014-09-27 12:55|| Front Page Top

#7 should make that Saooodi internal debate easier about allowing the overfly by Joooo bombers to Iran

Posted by Frank G 2014-09-27 13:18|| 2014-09-27 13:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Gee, a straight shot up the west coast to Mecca. A move in that direction would surely strain the pop-corn supply.

Posted by AlanC 2014-09-27 15:55|| 2014-09-27 15:55|| Front Page Top

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