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2014-07-14 Iraq

How Saudi Arabia helped ISIS take over the north of the country

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Posted by 3dc 2014-07-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 As for Saudi Arabia, it may come to regret its support for the Sunni revolts in Syria and Iraq as jihadi social media begins to speak of the House of Saud as its next target.

Ralph Peters predicted the KSA regret at the monster they have created. Certainly explains Champ's reluctance to engage ISIS in the very early stages.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-07-14 09:31|| 2014-07-14 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Seems like a Zen conundrum: the crocodile believes the crocodile will eat him last.

Posted by Solomon Thiting9822 2014-07-14 11:52|| 2014-07-14 11:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps the KSA is counting on the Egyptian military to take out ISIL after Iran has been punished.

Posted by Squinty 2014-07-14 17:30|| 2014-07-14 17:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Sorry for the double tap.

Posted by Squinty 2014-07-14 17:31|| 2014-07-14 17:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Fixed, Squinty. Sooner or later the electrons play that trick on everyone, and it's one of the jobs of the moderators to fix it.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-07-14 19:03|| 2014-07-14 19:03|| Front Page Top

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