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Mass ethnic cleansing if Iraq splits: Saudi ambassador |
2006-11-01 |
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Washington warned Monday against a hasty US retreat from Iraq, and said dividing the country on ethnic lines would unleash massive ethnic cleansing. Prince Turki al-Faisal cautioned against the notion of splitting the war-scarred nation into three sectors for Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis. “Since America came into Iraq uninvited, it should not leave Iraq uninvited,” said Prince Turki, in comments which came against a rising tide of calls ahead of next week’s legislative elections for US troops to leave Iraq. Withdrawal of American forces should only follow intense dialogue between Washington and the Iraqi government on their future relationship, Prince Turki said at the annual conference of the National Council on US-Arab Relations, a private outreach group. Prince Turki also rejected suggestions which have gained currency among some congressional figures and commentators that Iraq can no longer exist as a unified state and should be split into autonomous sectors on ethnic lines. “To envision that you can divide Iraq into three parts is to envision ethnic cleansing on a massive scale, sectarian killing on a massive scale and the uprooting of families,” he said. “Those who call for a partition of Iraq are calling for a three-fold increase in the problems,” Prince Turki said. “It is practically impossible for Iraq to be divided on sectarian lines or even on ethnic lines; there is just too much intermingling of Iraqis with each other in every part of Iraq.” |
Posted by:Fred |
#11 Actually just give Mecca back to the Jordanian Royal Family where it belongs. The Saudis took it from the Hassemites Royals in the 1920s, before then, Mecca was the Hassemites responsibility and was run a lot more cleanly and efficiently. Also, the Hassemites are NOT Wahabists and their influence on who would or would not be a recognized Mecca Imam could be a big help. |
Posted by: Shieldwolf 2006-11-01 17:57 |
#10 Two large nukes, one over Riyadh, the other over Qom, would settle a LOT of the problems in the Middle East. The House of Saud is a house of hate and destruction. It's time its influence was eliminated. The idiots in Qom need a LARGE a$$-kicking. I also believe the entire world would be a more friendly place if the US used nukes again. It would eliminate all doubt that we will do whatever we HAVE to to maintain world peace, including eliminating the source of discord. |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-11-01 14:51 |
#9 I still say reconstitute the Ottoman Empire if we fail. Leave Israel and Turkey out but conquer the rest and give it to the Kurds to run. Kurds have Shia and Sunni and wouldn't be opposed to using strong measures to keep the peace. Mecca in the hands of semi-friendly Moslems would do a lot of good. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-11-01 13:00 |
#8 Here, use this. |
Posted by: Perfesser 2006-11-01 09:35 |
#7 Saudi is at the core of religious hated worldwide which Bush must tackle head on with Turki & Saudi Royal Family. As i have read elsewhere- "Not all Muslims are suicide bombers, but all Muslim suicide bombers are Wahhabis." |
Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867 2006-11-01 06:08 |
#6 I hope y'all will forgive me, but every time this Saudi turd's name floats to the surface, I feel compelled to post the dirt on this particularly nasty piece of shit. This is from a Guardian article of March 2, 2003:But Turki is not what he seems. Behind him lies a murky tale of espionage, terrorism and torture. For, while Turki has many powerful friends among Britain's elite, he is no ordinary diplomat. Turki has now been served with legal papers by lawyers acting for relatives of the victims of 11 September. This lying shitbag has ZERO interest in any sort of American success within the MME (Muslim Middle East). I'd like to go off topic for a moment and welcome hutchrun to Rantburg. I haven't seen your nym around here before and thought I'd dust off the welcome mat. As to ethnic cleansing, you've hit one of my personal points, hutchrun. I have long maintained that the tremendous effort, treasure and precious American blood spilled in Iraq will all be worth it if the remaining world will finally realize how Muslims simply adore killing each other. The upshot being that once they're through squabbling over doctrinal issues like who was the first to wipe his ass with a smooth stone in his left hand, they'll be out to kill the rest of us infidels with gay abandon. Any “Since America came into Iraq uninvited, it should not leave Iraq uninvited,” Blow me you sick shit. We'll do what's best for America and Saudi Arabia can suck hind tit. |
Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-01 02:10 |
#5 `Shiites wil be on the losing end.` Not necessarily. Only one way to find out. |
Posted by: hutchrun 2006-11-01 01:27 |
#4 No problemo. The faster the shiites and sunnis sort out their problems the sooner the world will know true islam. And what rubbish is this `ethnic cleansing`. They are arabs. The difference is religous. Should have been more like `religous cleansing`. |
Posted by: hutchrun 2006-11-01 01:25 |
#3 Well Turkey there might be a reduction in Sunni influence there. Or, since they're part of your tribe, maybe they'll all skeedaddle right into SA. That's not the purpose of the wall you're throwing into place is it ? Nah, didn't think so. |
Posted by: SpecOp35 2006-11-01 00:34 |
#2 Having weaseled himself out of the 9-11 lawsuit, Turki weasels support for his fellow Sunnis. However, we should play the Sunni Card, in our own interests. If the Ayatollahs fall, Syria will collapse too, with Hizbollah, al-Sadr, etc. Then all support for al-Qaeda in Iraq dries up. |
Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550 2006-11-01 00:30 |
#1 "Ethnic cleansing", huh? Don't try and pretty it up - it'll be a slaughter, and the Shiites wil be on the losing end. |
Posted by: mojo 2006-11-01 00:22 |