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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:41 PM Original message |
Breaking CNN: Saudis threaten to support Sunni insurgency... |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Between Iraq and a hard place, aren't we...? |
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alittlelark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
61. Between Saudi Arabian Oil and a Shiite Hole..... |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 07:48 AM Response to Reply #61 |
78. Think Bush knows the difference... |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 08:06 AM Response to Reply #61 |
79. Don't you mean |
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humbled_opinion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 07:41 PM Response to Reply #79 |
141. No Don't you really mean... |
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Bassic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:53 AM Response to Reply #141 |
167. Yeah, they're all good, but if we're talking about Freepers |
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DoYouEverWonder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. The Saudis are getting a little freaked out |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. On the other hand, if this is cover for Bush, I hope he gets... |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Put it this way, the trip and the resignation had everything to do with |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. lol, this entire world has turned into a goddamn Tom Clancy novel |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. So true. SO true. Except in the end of Tom Clancy novels we... |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. and we're the good guys. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
106. But something large usually blows up in the meantime. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
50. That's exactly what I was thinking... |
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ForPeace (122 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:04 AM Response to Reply #5 |
72. I was reading a Tom Clancy novel |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 06:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
137. Hi ForPeace! Welcome to DU! |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
90. You mean Jesus Christ on 2 popsicle sticks! |
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ClintonTyree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
107. Clancy just loves Republicans.... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 03:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
123. you are correct, WindRavenX |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. And if the U.S. stays? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. So the U.S. in order to appease their Saudi masters... |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. um... gets more interesting as time goes by. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Recommend. Very newsworthy and I'll wager that's precisely why |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Yep, with so many lives in the balance, this is some high stakes maneuvering... |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. By cover, you mean the Saudi's threat could be his reasoning |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Bush has said, on a number of occasions, that oil-rich countries want to... |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:13 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. Yes, the tail is wagging the dog. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. Underneath the peace symbol? |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:46 AM Response to Reply #36 |
89. Funny, I thought your avatar was the Burning Man symbol nt |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #23 |
41. The whole thing stinks and I think puts * in an untenable situation. |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:33 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. I'll be both! nt |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
125. Dr. Rice....paging Dr. Rice...where oh where is the talented Sec. of State?? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Unless Saud is sicker than we know....but the AC report is worrisome, isn't it? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. I don't understand what that has to do with issuing a threat |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. It's "all in together" time. The House of Saud can't have a Sunni bloodbath in Iraq, they just |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Now that's the bundle of cheer I was expecting. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:05 AM Response to Reply #52 |
56. Exactly--we don't know whether to laugh, cry or just go DAMN!! |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #56 |
126. don't they want unending war? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 04:08 PM Response to Reply #126 |
127. Honestly? No. BushCo was in this for the OIL. Make no mistake. |
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Bushwick Bill (605 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:44 AM Response to Reply #51 |
87. Only problem is... |
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ponthedge (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:54 PM Response to Reply #87 |
109. Makes me wonder... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 04:42 PM Response to Reply #87 |
129. Though we keep hearing that, as though it is gonna happen tomorrow, I regard it as a downstream |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #129 |
154. The Saudis are building refineries for their very heavy sour stuff |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #154 |
169. What about the Empty Quarter? It is a huge area, untouched. |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
43. That's why bush won't/hasn't pulled our troops out even though |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I'm scared, too, Auntie. What further hell has dimson wrought? nt |
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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
11. Now we know why the Ambassador resigned today |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. Yes but is the resignation meant to underscore the seriousness... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
54. Well, another theory is that Turki is getting spanked for letting Obaid blab to the WAPO NT |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
12. Here's the link... |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. says here that SA told Cheney about this 2 WEEKS ago! |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Okey dokey. There's another dot. I suspect this was all planned... |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
57. say more about what you mean |
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Fridays Child (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:43 AM Response to Reply #57 |
69. You know, I'm not sure. It's just a feeling, at this point, that this will... |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. The only hope is a US coup that puts secular Shia Allawi in power |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:56 AM Response to Reply #18 |
98. His Name is "Prince Turki"? |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. Article shows a little infighting between Bandar and Turki for Foreign Minister's |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #33 |
85. Interesting. Also that Bandar sold his big Mansion in Texas last Summer.. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
13. Here is the discussion thread for amb. leaving. good dot connections |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. Color-coded map of Iraq showing Sunni, Shia, Kurd areas: |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. another wider area map also, here |
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bigworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. Thanks for these maps! |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I agree, why would Iran consider an escalation with such a huge Sunni |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:52 AM Response to Reply #40 |
102. And how does Russia play in this? |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:00 AM Response to Reply #19 |
55. Wow! That changes the situation. Most the ME are Sunni and we're backing |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:08 AM Response to Reply #55 |
81. from what i read, We will stay and give it 'push" (more$, more troops,etc) |
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davekriss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:18 AM Response to Reply #55 |
84. "Bush* sure fuc*ed himself" |
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NJCher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 07:19 PM Response to Reply #84 |
139. Yeah, well "our children" need to start deserting this sinking ship |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 08:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
143. I'd like a map showing oil deposits overlaid with Shi'ite areas |
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cassiepriam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 06:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
77. Take a good look at this map. The mideast may never look like this again? |
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Auntie Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:15 AM Response to Reply #77 |
93. Good tip! We should buy stock in companies that specialize in map making. |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
115. Amazing map. What are the chances Chimpy looked at this map |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:20 AM Response to Reply #16 |
60. That's pretty much on the mark--the Kurds certainly want that chunk up around |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
21. If this is not handled perfectly |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. It very well could have to do with both. What Army do they plan on using, I wonder????? |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:15 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. says they will financial backing to Iraqi Sunni and we know they have $$ |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Well, in a sick, BushCo fashion, if it's just going to be a money and guns exercise, |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 04:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
132. Saudi/Sunni counterbalance... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. They've put out the call for volunteers to all of the sunni clerics |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
25. Well this is another fine mess you have gotten us into. |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
26. NYT: Saudis Give U.S. a Grim What If |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Say, THANKS for posting that article!!! |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:01 AM Response to Reply #48 |
91. and....did you notice article says he had not "Officially Resigned" as of Tuesday |
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hang a left (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
27. This feels too much like a show. |
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jarab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
29. This would appear to be "the" story of the day. Thanks. eom |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
31. It has to do with both, ambassador's resignation and Cheney's trip |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:55 AM Response to Reply #31 |
70. We didn't have a choice in who we backed |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:28 PM Response to Reply #70 |
153. Bush is planning his "Battle of the Bulge," the last battle for victory in Iraq |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
32. so, I guess we stay!! |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
37. SA is blackmailing us to stay in Iraq: |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #37 |
59. Here's their pitch......Remember that awful three dollar a gallon gas? |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:35 PM Response to Reply #59 |
119. What you're saying coming true would not surprise me one bit...reminds me |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:41 PM Response to Reply #59 |
120. That's about it! n/t |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. We are so screwn. America cannot afford to have Bush/Cheney representing us abroad. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:15 AM Response to Reply #38 |
58. Forcing our hand equals blackmail. So, how much for how long? nt |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:08 AM Response to Reply #58 |
82. I agree. |
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twilight_sailing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
42. None of this had to happen |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
47. That COMMA just became a semicolon. |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:50 PM Response to Reply #47 |
158. Total disaster is already in Iraq and the ME since poppy's flip |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-12-06 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
53. The Saudis are already |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #53 |
62. I agree--I think we're being "scripted" again |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:36 AM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Help me out ~ It is so hard to believe |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:39 AM Response to Reply #63 |
64. Maybe Cheney made a deal to save this presidency, or try to. nt |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:53 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. The only thing Cheney's trying to save is his party's face. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:00 AM Response to Reply #65 |
66. If the US capitulates to SA and that's their reasoning for staying |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:16 AM Response to Reply #63 |
68. I'm thinking he'd like nothing better than to see someone light the fuse |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:35 AM Response to Reply #68 |
100. Thanks ~ they are truly Mad Dogs |
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stubtoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #68 |
117. So there will be a playing-out between Big Oil and ME religious/tribal entities? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:31 AM Response to Reply #62 |
73. They have no real Army, though |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
67. Are we going to eventually see Saudia Arabia vs. Iran for control of Iraq? |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
71. Anyone who thinks high level Saudis aren't already supporting the insurgency |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:40 AM Response to Reply #71 |
74. Of course, you're quite right. This is simply lifting the veil of plausible deniability. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
75. The Saudis have lots of younger sons. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
76. Did they happen to add a "PS" |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
80. It's payback time... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
83. Cheney summoned by Royals; Saudi Ambassador resigns and leaves the US; Saudis backing insurgents.... |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
86. Here's a link for ya! |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
88. Another Fine Mess You've Gotten Us Into, Chimpy |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
92. Of course they are-anything to keep the radicals out of their country |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
94. Weeeee! aren't stupid ill conceived wars of choice fun???? |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:31 AM Response to Reply #94 |
96. YES HE DOES |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:50 PM Response to Reply #94 |
121. Yeah and don't forget his Pop |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
95. Aren't they already funding them - like they did the 911 attack |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:55 PM Response to Reply #95 |
110. What was it 15 out of the 19, 9-11 bombers were from saudi Arabia? |
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RestoreGore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
97. Uh oh, don't make the masters mad... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
99. Saudis want the Iraq oil but need Iraq in shambles before they |
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ZENmud (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
101. Saudis threats - implementation worries CARTOON |
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The Count (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
103. When they summoned Dick, they told him....And these are our "friends" |
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Megahurtz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:56 PM Response to Reply #103 |
122. Lol! |
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mrJJ (657 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
104. Stop the Outsourcing!!!!! |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
105. Humpty Dumpty has fallen off the wall and it was Bush that gave him the push. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
108. You mean, they aren't already doing that? |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
111. Invading Iraq was sure a good idea, though, wasn't it?! |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
112. Bush is going to drag this out thru 2008, this man needs mental evaluation |
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BrokenBeyondRepair (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
113. this has been the plan all along n/t |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
114. So, we split...? and the Sauidi's can take over?!! how soon can we do this? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 03:40 PM Response to Reply #114 |
124. The Saudis cannot take over. That's why they are balltwisting us to stay. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:05 PM Response to Reply #124 |
157. The Saudis may not be able to ramp up production of any oil |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #157 |
170. They can if it's already refined, and at bargain basement prices. |
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Higans (819 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
116. That means that Saudis support Terrorism. |
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genieroze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
118. The Saudis come to * rescue. * has no intention of withdrawing from Iraq. |
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sampsonblk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
128. So that's why Cheney went over... |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
130. In 1,400 years... |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
131. Aren't insurgents terrorists? |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #131 |
156. The MSM never tell you which sect or ethnic group is shooting at us |
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rman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:27 AM Response to Reply #156 |
163. If both Sunni and Shia want US troops out of Iraq, then who's killing |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:47 AM Response to Reply #163 |
164. Mostly Shia are killing Sunnis and vice versa. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
133. A MSM question you will never hear: |
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svpadgham (374 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
134. By Republican "logic" |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
135. The Saudis feel compelled to aid the Iraqi Sunni, their co-religionists |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
138. Interestingly, Poppy Bush recently visited the Saudi's to assure them they could depend on his son > |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
140. Don't forget the Saudis are in business with the Bushes |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
142. Sounds to me like the Saudi's are trying to help out Bush... |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:55 PM Response to Reply #142 |
155. The Saudis are helping themselves as well. |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:36 AM Response to Reply #155 |
159. Is that you, Judy Miller? |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:04 AM Response to Reply #159 |
160. Nope. Not Judy Miller. Can't stand her and never could. |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:24 AM Response to Reply #160 |
162. I saw a map of Iraq showing the territories occupied by the Shias |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:49 AM Response to Reply #162 |
165. Shias are the majority of the population. |
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kitty1 (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
144. The Saudis have the Bush's blackmailed and could unleash..... |
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Aviation Pro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
145. Impeachment now! |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
146. Official: Saudis to back Sunnis if U.S. leaves Iraq (AP/CNN) UPDATE: WH denies |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
147. If we left it was going to cause chaos. They got chaos. If we left |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #147 |
148. Sounds like a plant to me |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
149. "Bush White House in denial" As usual |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #149 |
150. Kissing kronies? But he looked deep into their eyes! He read their souls! |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:11 AM Response to Reply #149 |
161. Oil=money. |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
151. WH truthfulness |
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Drum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-13-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
152. Hmmm...didn't the news make them out to be all smiles during that visit? |
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Contrite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:12 AM Response to Original message |
166. I heard on Air America last night that the last time SA ambassador resigned |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #166 |
168. I hadn't seen that. |
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Contrite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 09:39 PM Response to Reply #168 |
172. I can't post it--can you? |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 04:53 PM Response to Reply #166 |
171. THAT IS SOME SERIOUS SHIT...A MUST READ...NO WONDER THE FRENCH |
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