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2005-07-29 Arabia

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Posted by Steve 2005-07-29 10:15|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "The Saudi royal family know that this is a fight to the death..."

In that case, best of luck to both sides!

Posted by Hyper">Hyper 2005-07-29 11:36|| 2005-07-29 11:36|| Front Page Top

#2 the royal family now consists of many subclans which are not too friendly with each other

this provides many little niches for terrorists

strategypage knows this but I'm a little surprized they don't admit it

Posted by mhw 2005-07-29 12:03|| 2005-07-29 12:03|| Front Page Top

#3 This is definitely a "Wish they could both lose" situation.

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2005-07-29 12:04|| 2005-07-29 12:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Unless the Saudis forget the lesson of the "1908 compormise" that you can't buy off the Jihadis, it's better for them to win. Get the terrorists first, then worry about the princes.

Posted by Bobby 2005-07-29 12:28|| 2005-07-29 12:28|| Front Page Top

#5 the royal family now consists of many subclans which are not too friendly with each other

this provides many little niches for terrorists

Such as the two "princes" who died in mysterious circumstances in the year after 9/11. One of them died of exposure in the desert, the other died in a single-car accident on the way to the first's funeral.

Both were later tied to al-Qaeda funding.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-07-29 12:58|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-07-29 12:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Why do bad things happen to good people?

Posted by gromgoru 2005-07-29 18:13|| 2005-07-29 18:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Is there any war that is not "to the death"?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-29 20:17|| 2005-07-29 20:17|| Front Page Top

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