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| When a Scud missile lands near Makkah |
| 2016-10-12 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The mountainous city of Taif is only 70 kilometers away from the holy city of Mekkah. This is why the missile attack targeting it two days ago is a new and dangerous development in the ongoing war in Yemen. It serves a reminder that the struggle in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... is regional and vindicates Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ’s position that the war has been directed against it since the beginning. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 A miss of 70 km is close? Clearly I need to retool my definitions. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-12 20:19 |
| #4 Some criticism indicated ‐ rightly so ‐ that controlling the war in this mountainous country with tribal disputes was going to be a difficult task. Afghanistan with beaches. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2016-10-12 18:07 |
| #3 I really think he had them confused with the SS-18 Satan. They both start with an S, Shipman, so the mistake is understandable. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-12 16:29 |
| #2 I am so old that I remember the SCUD drinking game, if Wolf Blitzer said SCUD it was down the hatch. I really think he had them confused with the SS-18 Satan. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-10-12 11:09 |
| #1 Yeah, I got a Scud missile right here, baby... |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-10-12 01:56 |