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March 12, 2003THE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT GAINS SUPPORT FROM OUR FRIENDS THE SAUDISFor those of us in the pro-war majority, Saudi Arabia's reaction to the impending military action is heartening. The Saudi Foreign minister, Prince Fahd warned that "..a US-led war on Iraq would destabilize the region and breed and foster terrorism, in addition to weakening the worldwide campaign against terrorism." Yes indeed, our ouster of a brutal tyrant will disrupt the stability of the region. Yet, the grave is a stable place for the millions of dead, killed by tyrants like Saddam. Let us rejoice at the destabilizing of tyranny; hopefully Prince Fahd and his ilk will soon follow; his none too subtle threats of terrorism in retaliation for ousting Saddam should encourage us to get on with the job. Mr. President, hurry up please, it's time. Posted at 09:00 PM by
 
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What the US (and the people living in the ME) need is what the Saudi's don't want: Destabilization.
Hopefully, the entire region will settle into a more "stable" state after the US knocks Saddam out of the ring and lets democracy ring in Iraq.
Posted by: Leigh Ganschow on March 12, 2003 09:33 PMRegarding the Saudi assertion that, "a US-led war on Iraq would destabilize the region and breed and foster terrorism..."
So, I guess what the Saudi's are now confirming is that when they invited US troops to the Gulf in 1990 to deal with Saddam, they were actually hoping to "destabilize the region and breed and foster terrorism..."
How quaint!
Posted by: imperial wizard on March 13, 2003 01:19 AM