September 09, 2003

OUR "ALLIES", THE SAUDIS

Here's what Colin Powell had to say about the Saudis on Meet The Press:

MR. RUSSERT: How about the Saudis? Do you believe they are on our side in the war on terror?
SEC’Y POWELL: Yes, I do. And if you see what the Saudis have done, look at what they have done, you know, in recent months in terms of going after terrorists within the kingdom, they have become far more active since the bombings that took place in the kingdom in May. And the level of cooperation has gone up. I think the Saudis have a clear understanding that they have a major role, more of a role than they’ve been playing in the past, and they have been aggressively pursuing terrorists. They have pulled up a number of cells, found a lot of explosives and other devices within Saudi Arabia. And we’re going to continue to encourage them to do that.
We’re encouraging them to cut off all funding for any organization that might have a terrorist connection anywhere in the world, including places like Hamas. And we’re getting good reception from them. And we have sent teams over to talk to Crown Prince Abdullah on all of the issues that we think we need to be focusing on. And we have found a new spirit of cooperation.
MR. RUSSERT: Colin Powell, we thank you for sharing your views.
SEC’Y POWELL: Thank you, Tim.

Pardon us for remaining skeptical about this "spirit of cooperation". As long as incitement to genocide is endorsed (see below) by the Saudi rulers, they are our adversaries, and should be dealt with as we dealt with Saddam and Osama.

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