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Originally posted by Comrade,
No, islamic fundamentalism lives in the Middle East.
Falling all over himself to defend the Saudis? Is that why we recalled all our troops?
Also, doesn't an Iraqi democracy increase our chances of causing changes in Saudi Arabia? |
saudi arabia is the home of islamic fundamentalism, where wahhabism is rampant. saddam instituted secular rule.
the reason he recalled the troops from saudi arabia was because there are now bases in iraq, kuwait, etc. bush has tried his hardest to obstruct investigations in saudi arabia, ludicrously calling them 'close allies' when in fact the majority of funding for al qaeda flows from that country.
an iraqi democracy doesn't make any real change to the US's ability to reform saudi arabia. breaking US dependence on saudi oil will allow it to push for reform. securing iraqi oil supply will allow that to happen. i believe this is cheney's plan.