Saudi Arabia says there is 'no future' for Assad in Syria

[Little Tich]

Source: The Guardian

Foreign minister Adel Al-Jubeir says there are no circumstances where Bashar al-Assad can remain in power – whether that exit is through politics or by force

Saudi Arabia has called on Bashar al-Assad to give up power or be removed by force, raising the global stakes at a time when the Russians are shipping troops and military hardware to Syria in an effort to prop up its beleaguered leader.

The threat was made on Tuesday by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Adel Al-Jubeir.

“There is no future for Assad in Syria,” Jubeir told journalists at the UN general assembly. “There are two options for a settlement in Syria. One option is a political process where there would be a transitional council. The other option is a military option, which also would end with the removal of Bashar al-Assad from power.”

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/30/saudi-arabia-warns-there-is-no-future-for-assad-in-syria

[Scootaloo]

1. Saudi Arabia's war against the Shia continues

[msongs]

2. in other assad related news, saudis announce they will take one million refugees ASAP nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. Why does Saudi Arabia get to tell other countries who will govern them?

Who do they think they are, us?

[Sunlei]

6. they're several thousand years ahead of us on telling other countries where to stick it.

[Sunlei]

4. They're right Assad has no future. he could retire and walk away, face global music for his crimes.

In that case his extensive family will probably be fine and thrive where they are now. Really can't get much worse in 'Assads' Syria except when his 'hometown' Damascus is crushed and ruined. Assad you think Russia will continue to be your friend if you can't afford to buy any more of their stuff? or if you aren't alive to buy it?

[killbotfactory]

5. Are they still pretending that they aren't funding the Islamic State? nt

[leveymg]

7. Watch what happens when KSA trips the Russian wire in Syria

The Russians will thread the Saudi needle with cruise missiles and we won't stop them. The Prize will be split.

[bananas]

10. Please expand on this. nt

[leveymg]

11. The Saudis have unsettled accounts with Russia and with us.

The Russians lost a major swath of their southern territory to the Saudis at a time that we were willing and able to provide Riyadh with cover 25 years ago. If Moscow can't get it back, they would have no problem extracting a pound of flesh if we let them. At this point, we might just let them. We have our oone bone to pick with the Saudis going back to their nationalization of upstream oil supply in '73.

[Jesus Malverde]

12. That and bandar bush threatening the olympics with their Chechen jihadists

Didn't win them any friends.

[leveymg]

16. He would be the first pound of flesh to extract

and put on trial. No matter who else he implicates.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Appears the Saudi Kingdom

is in some serious financial trouble. Noticed a Guardian Story about them cashing out some 30 billion in U.S.equities since August. Their funding of various Isis groups has caused major short falls in their budgets. Interesting months to come.

[roamer65]

9. In the face of the Sino-Russian-Iranian alliance, their bluster is meaningless.

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They have to be absolutely petrified that all that IS garbage will head south to Riyadh when the new alliance starts its offensive.

Remember, Iraq's Anbar province borders KSA.

[Jesus Malverde]

13. It's an even bet which government fails first.

The Saudis are doing great wi their Yemeni adventures.

[roamer65]

14. Yeah, bombing wedding parties.

[bemildred]

15. He had better worry about his own ass. nt