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Topic subjectRE: 9-11 hijackers tied to Saudi government
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69712, RE: 9-11 hijackers tied to Saudi government
Posted by Al, Mon Sep-06-04 02:50 PM
Let's assume what Graham writes is correct, and the Saudi Arabian Government is our enemy.

First of all, what do you propose we do?

Military action?

OK, let's look at that.

Prior to the invasion of Iraq, the United States had no viable place from which to base an invasion of Saudi Arabia (take a look at a map and explain to me how you logistically support an invasion against Saudi Arabia through the bottlenecks offered by Kuwait and Qatar).

So, if you are interested in either military action or the threat of military action against Saudi Arabia having any real weight, you need to invade Iraq first.

Oh, yeah...we did that.

Now, let's look at how realistic the idea of overt military action against Saudi Arabia is. Saudi Arabia has both Mecca and Medina within its borders. Invasion of Saudi Arabia is liable to bring the entire Muslim world actively into conflict with the United States.

Instead of Indonesia being helpful in the fight against terrorism, they will be a combatant on the other side. Instead of Malaysia being helpful in the fight against terrorism, they will be a combatant on the other side. Instead of Thailand being an ally in the war on terror, they will likely choose to be neutral (out of necessity). Instead of Pakistan being an ally in the war on terror, they will be an enemy. The same will be true of a number of former Soviet states, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iran, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Dubai, Somalia, Sudan, etc.

The war is not on Islam. No reason to make it on Islam.