Saudi Arabia Repeats Call For US Strikes On Assad

[Purveyor]

Source: Ahlul Bayt News Agency

Saudi Arabia on Friday reiterated its call for air strikes against Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, after US diplomats broke ranks with the White House to push for robust action.

Briefing journalists after talks at the White House, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the kingdom had long urged Washington to lead a military response to undermine Assad's control.

At the Saudi Embassy, Jubeir noted that from the very start of the crisis, Riyadh had pushed for "a more robust policy, including air strikes, safe zones, a no fly zone, a no drive zone."

He said Saudi Arabia wanted to arm Syria's "moderate opposition" with ground-to-air missiles and repeated an offer to deploy Saudi special forces in any US-led operation.


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[NWCorona]

1. And don't they have a military?

[leveymg]

3. Never mind the dog, beware the owner.

The Russians have been in Syria longer than they were in Poland. They're not going to give up their last Mediterranean and Mideast base. They will resist force with force.

[NWCorona]

7. I'd have to agree with that.

[SCVDem]

5. One of the biggest air forces we could sell them!

Their birds have less airframe time then ours.

Besides, if they lose any, we will sell them more.

Want some F-35s? Not cheap!

[NWCorona]

8. I wouldn't mind if all the F-35s went over there lol

[Cooley Hurd]

6. They do... full of stuff we sold them.

The House of Saud is extremely shaky and they, likely, are scared to death to shake their regime up by doing so. So, they're asking one of their biggest customers to do what they're afraid to do.

[NWCorona]

10. Extremely shaky! I have never seen them on such lose ground

[Shemp Howard]

9. The Russians would shoot down any Saudi plane

that dared to cross over into Syria.

That's why so many people at the US State Department would love for the US to bomb Assad instead. A US-Russian dogfight would be much more interesting than a Saudi-Russian one.

Neither the Saudis nor the US have any strategic interest in Syria, apart from a proposed oil pipeline. But major wars have been started for less.

[NWCorona]

11. Yes I agree with you. I was being snarky

That said I have my doubts that Russia would just let the coalition start targeting one of their last supporters.

[leveymg]

13. KSA's "strategic interest" in Syria is Saudi religious enmity against Iran and the secular West.

The Saudis want us to continue doing their dirty work against Sh'ia Muslims. If we comply, we will then have both branches of Islam against us for a long, long time.

The fact is, we should be busy arresting Saudi and Gulf elites for their continued support of terrorists going back to 9/11. That is unfinished business.

[leveymg]

2. Want to end ISIS and AQ? Arrest and rendition the major backers in KSA and the Gulf States.

[bemildred]

4. Buy more of the Congress, maybe that will work. nt

[christx30]

12. Well, that explains why the State Department

was so gung-ho for airstrikes on Syria the other day.
The Saudis have way too much influence over US foreign policy. If they want to go to war in Syria, let them. No reason to use Americans.

[JackRiddler]

35. Yes. But...

No, do not let them.

Cut them off 100% now. They are an enemy, not Syria.

[notadmblnd]

14. Saudi Arabia needs to do it own dirty work on it's own behalf.

Saudi Arabia is the problem in the Middle East.

[jamzrockz]

18. I don't get this line of thinking

If I asked by stronger friend to help me round up a few girls so I can rape them, would you tell me to go do it by myself? or tell me you'll break my neck if I touched anyone of them?

You said dirty work which makes me think you understand that what they were trying to get US to do is bad, so why don't you seem to have a problem if they did it by themselves? as opposed to only doing it with US help. Actual human beings are going to die from the regime change operation.

Come on people, show some empathy for the Syrian people.

[notadmblnd]

20. Show sympathy by killing more of them? Is that what you mean?

How is bombing them on the behalf of SA showing sympathy for the Syrians?

[jamzrockz]

21. These are armed to the teeth jihadist militants

that are trying to take over the govt. A country should defend themselves from a takeover. I am a pacifist but I fully understand national defense. I am confused here, for a second I thought it was a different person replying to the my reply post to you.

You do think the work the Saudis want to be done in Syria is dirty work right? If yes, how come you only object to it if the US is involved?

[Aerows]

24. I'd prefer to not pay for it

with US lives and tax dollars. Anybody that shouts so loudly about something that "needs to be done" needs to get up off of their dead ass and do it.

[jamzrockz]

27. Yes

I believe sometimes the best thing to do is to stay out. But the US is not staying out, they are clearly taking side by funding the rebels and also sanctioning the Govt forces and their allies and coming in with stupid cease fires every time they start making serious gains against the rebels.

Also, I as a private citizen would never say "let the Saudis do their dirty work in Syria" regardless of who is funding it. That is what my whole problem is.

[840high]

32. yep

[notadmblnd]

26. Because it is our children that will pay the price.

[JackRiddler]

36. Sorry, you misunderstood that 100%.

[Equinox Moon]

15. I can't imagine why they need the US to lead it?

Assad is a disaster! and leads a genocide on his people. No doubt he needs to go!
BUT... BUT.... BUT
Russia is the one to do it. Saudi Arabia & Russia. Not the US. And what is the plan after he is out?

[Tiggeroshii]

16. Use your own fucking military, assholes.

Too busy fighting wars they shouldn't be, so they have us fight the ones they should.

[Mz Pip]

17. What's stopping them?

Why does the US have to do its dirty work?

[David__77]

19. No. The US should assist the Syrian state.

And it should assist the YPG as well. The solution should be a collaborative one.

[Aerows]

25. I'd like to use a very beneficial word.

No.

[Geronimoe]

22. Time for Saudi to make another $11 milllion donation to the Clinton Foundation

[Aerows]

23. Get up off of your own ass and do something.

Why do we need to send our sons and daughters there, when you are already there?

[Chemisse]

28. Maybe SA should lead air strikes if it wants them so badly.

Why do we have to be in charge of the security for all of Europe and the Middle East? Why can't they organise something and ask us to help them?

I think it's learned helplessness.

[FairWinds]

29. SA has been, and remains, a

major DAESH backer.

[penndragon69]

30. Fuck the Saudis...

Let them pull on Russia's chain
and see what happens !

[KoKo]

31. Something must be up...with this big a push NOW

to take out Assad and the Saudi's to do it?

Are the PTB looking for Russia and SA to get into it with each other while we clean up the after-mess with the 250,000 Coalition Troops that Joe Scarborough was blabbing on about last week in his rant seemingly written by the NeoCon Think Tankers?

Where are the 28 Redacted Pages of the "9/11 Report" that Obama promised us he would release. That was last Spring! What happened with that?

[JackRiddler]

34. 1) They aren't getting their way, they are losing.

2) They are setting it up for Clinton to do it - and she will, no question.

3) They fear it might not be Clinton in the end, and hope to suck Obama into it.

All as a matter of speculation, of course.

Fucking fuckers.

[JackRiddler]

33. That may settle the question of WTF the 51 State Department asses were about.

Lackeys.

Prior to the civil war, there was no case for which was the worse regime by far, Saudi Arabia or Syria.

No, obviously, they shouldn't commit this crime on their own, nor should the U.S. do it for them. Motherfuckers.