Report: Saudis Warned Obama Not to 'Humiliate' Mubarak

[kpete]

Source: FOX

Report: Saudis Warned Obama Not to 'Humiliate' Mubarak

Published February 10, 2011

| FoxNews.com

In a testy personal telephone call on Jan. 29, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah reportedly told President Obama not to humiliate Mubarak and warned that he would step in to bankroll Egypt if the U.S. withdrew its aid program, worth $1.5 billion annually.

America's closest ally in the Gulf made clear that the Egyptian president must be allowed to stay on to oversee the transition towards peaceful democracy and then leave with dignity.

"Mubarak and King Abdullah are not just allies, they are close friends, and the King is not about to see his friend cast aside and humiliated," a senior source in the Saudi capital told The Times.

Two sources confirmed details of the King's call, made four days after the people of Egypt took to the streets.





Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/09/source-saudis-tell-obama-humiliate-mubarak/#ixzz1DZHYrAgR

[somone]

1. Yeah, don't humiliate him so much

[Systematic Chaos]

2. So, are Abdullah and Obama going to French kiss and make up now?

Hold hands for a stroll through the park?

[bemildred]

3. LOL.

Boy, you just don't know what to say, this is so ridiculous.

[madmax]

6. I hear you - as if... nt

[naaman fletcher]

4. sweet

"and warned that he would step in to bankroll Egypt if the U.S. withdrew its aid program, worth $1.5 billion annually."

Please do. We are broke.

[Mopar151]

5. Abdullah is staining his robes

Prayin' the same thing don't happen to him.

[madmax]

LOL and I'm praying for the opposite. nt

[madmax]

8. dupe

[florida08]

7. that's a warning??? lol

If you don't protect him we will. I knew when Mubarak rebuffed this administration about stepping down it was King A behind it.
He has big brass ones ya know. :popcorn:

[Renew Deal]

9. That's the tightrope Obama has to walk.

He can't humiliate Mubarak and he can't abandon "democracy."

[sulphurdunn]

10. The Saudis want Mubarak's

government to stay in place, so do the Israelis, no doubt so does the global investment community, the Egyptian army and security forces, the Pentagon and every other puppet regime the US backs anywhere on earth. Who do think is going to win?

[annabanana]

11. The Saudi's had better look to their own.

When THAT house falls all hell will break loose.

[fatbuckel]

12. What , we believe Foxnews then we don`t believe Foxnews....

Pick one.

[peacetalksforall]

13. Look at this thread - it shows that the leaders are only concerned about

themselves without any attention to the requests of the people.

This is not a critique of the posters here - it is a finger pointed at those leaders.

[L. Coyote]

14. LIKE, Don't ask him to give the 70 BILLION back?

[postulater]

15. Ok then, let's humiliate both of them.

[rocktivity]

16. Murbank doens't need any help in that department

His constituents are doing a fine enough job of that for him!

:headbang:
rocktivity

[Bragi]

17. +++1000 !!

[KoKo]

18. So why is Fox putting this out there...since they lie and make stuff up according to a video here on

DU this morning. Odd... :shrug: Is Fox now carry the bucket for this President or is this a lie made up to make him look weak..or other.

[On the Road]

19. It's Not Only the Saudis

The heads of Jordan, Syria, and other mideast countries are pressuring Mubarak NOT to step down lest Egypt become another domino.

[WatsonT]

20. "warned that he would step in to bankroll Egypt"

That's a scary threat. You mean we would no longer have the privilege of burning 2 billion hard earned dollars every year?

The horror.

Let's call his bluff.

[JDPriestly]

27. I would like to see Saudi Arabia bankrolling Egypt.

I would rather that they bankroll Egypt directly than that they put their money in things like Fox News in the USA -- things we don't want or need. I'd rather have Saudi Arabia fighting for dictatorship in Egypt than see them fighting for dictatorship in the US (which is precisely what they have done by funding Fox) and some of the biggest banks in our country.

Saudi Arabia. Go home! And take Mubarak with you.

[Javaman]

21. Meh, the saudi king is trying to find his own wiggle room

just a matter of time before the people in SA get tired of his bullshit.

[Veronica.Franco]

22. Well, Abdullah passed away today ...

so this is a moot point ... LOL ... those Saudis are so arrogant ...

[florida08]

23. saw that at freerepublic

they cited http://www.businessinsider.com/abdullah-dies-report-2011-2

[dixiegrrrrl]

25. Can you share a reliable source for that death claim, pls?

I hear rumors, but cannot find good source.

[Matariki]

32. All news saying that was a baseless rumor

http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=207679

many more sources saying the same. in times like this, who knows?

[Arkana]

24. They're "warning" us?

You know, if I was ever going to be in favor of carpet-bombing a Middle Eastern country, it would be fucking Saudi Arabia.

[russspeakeasy]

26. Maybe our president can "negotiate" with them over the wording..

His skills are 3rd dimensional..

[truebrit71]

28. I'm sorry, but whom are we using as a source for this??

Sorry, not buying.

[Matariki]

31. Good point - coming from the company largely owned by the Saudi 'royalty'.

:rofl:

[Nossida]

29. Wonderful

Now we see who really controls the US Government.

Saudi's dictating to the President of the United States?

Its a disgrace.

[Matariki]

30. Dear House Of Saud - do not be so arrogant

because chances are you are next.

[defendandprotect]

33. Fox News released this report?

[Lil Missy]

34. Source is FOX?? I didn't bother to read any further. n/t

[unkachuck]

35. Achtung! Achtung!

....FOX and ABDULLAH warning Obama, "You will not humiliate Dictator Mubarak!"

....they must sense their own demise....today, Dictator Mubarak, tomorrow Dictator Abdullah and Reichs' Press Fox....

[Enthusiast]

36. Fuck the Saudis.

And I mean that most sincerely.