Iraq invasion radicalized Saudi fighters: report

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050918/ts_nm/iraq_saudi_fighters_dc;_ylt=AuRgZyrBYZG.hIFJbAWpj9as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-

Iraq invasion radicalized Saudi fighters: report

By Dominic Evans 28 minutes ago

RIYADH (Reuters) - Hundreds of Saudi fighters who joined the insurgency in Iraq showed few signs of militancy before the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein, according to a detailed study based on Saudi intelligence reports.

The study by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), obtained by Reuters on Sunday, also said Saudis made up just 350 of the 3,000-strong foreign insurgents in Iraq -- fewer than many officials have assumed.

"Analysts and government officials in the U.S. and Iraq have overstated the size of the foreign element in the Iraqi insurgency, especially that of the Saudi contingent," it said....

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1. "revulsion at the idea of an Arab land being occupied by a non-Arab countr

....Non-Iraqi militants made up less than 10 percent of the insurgents' ranks -- perhaps even half that -- the study said.

Most were motivated by "revulsion at the idea of an Arab land being occupied by a non-Arab country."

The study by Middle East analyst Anthony Cordesman and Saudi security adviser Nawaf Obaid may offer further fuel to critics who say that instead of weakening al Qaeda, the 2003 invasion of Iraq brought fresh recruits to Osama bin Laden's network.

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2. Duh

Who'd have thought that an unprovoked attack on their country would inspire patriots to defend with their lives? :sarcasm:

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3. Damn radicals anyhoo..... can we make some more in S. America?

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4. We are so much safer with implementation of the neocon PNAC agenda

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5. Not just the Saudis

From the report, the Saudis get the attention but
the Iraq War is radicalizing Arabs all over.
This Iraq adventure has destroyed any progress
in the so-called War on Terror.

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6. First we were pulled into an Afghanistan..

That for Bin Laden should have been enough to recruit jihadists but then as a fringe benefit to 9/11 we went into Iraq. Bravo W.