Saudi foreign minister says Bush ignored warnings about occupying Iraq

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http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2005/September/middleeast_September649.xml§ion=middleeast

WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says the Bush administration did not heed Saudi warnings about occupying Iraq, and he doesn’t believe a new constitution and elections will solve the emerging nation’s problems.

Prince Saud al-Faisal also said his country was not ready for a peace treaty and diplomatic relations with Israel, saying Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has taken conflicting actions that are hindering peace.

“He does something and then immediately goes to the United Nations and makes a speech saying, `I am not going to do this, I am not going to do that,”’ Saud told The Associated Press.

“We are not establishing relations just for the heck of it,” he added. “It would be false, because we are in a state of conflict.”

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1. Yikes! Time to reign 'em in!

We can't have them spouting off like this.