truth on hold Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won bipartisan support and praisefrom Washington last week for its recent push to repel the advances of Iranian-backed rebels in the crisis-prone country of Yemen. Riyadh, along with a coterie of Sunni Muslim governments, launched airstrikes against a Houthi rebel movement that has pushed Yemen to the brink of full-blown civil war since seizing the capital city of Sana'a in September. "We will do whatever it takes in order to protect the legitimate government of Yemen from falling," said Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi ambassador to the United States, during a press conference held in Washington last week. Although some in the West have lauded the Saudis for taking such decisive action, a closer examination of this coalition of the willing reveals some not-so-coincidentally similar regimes. That list includes Egyptian military dictator-cum-president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, as well as unlikely champions of governmental legitimacy like Sudan, Pakistan, and Qatar. And if Saudi Arabia's newfound faith in tranquility and continuity strikes you as odd or dubious, you probably aren't alone. Who, after all, could forget the last time the Saudi monarchy was called upon to defend local stability, when, in 2011, its national guard, joined by hired mercenaries from Pakistan, rolled into Bahrain to help the country's ruling Khalifa monarchy crush a mostly peaceful protest movement? Indeed, Saudi insistence on the sanctity of global order and stability might surprise more than a few, seeing as its fingerprints can be found on decades of uprisings, insurgencies, and acts of terrorism. The monarchy's reliance on a radical class of Wahhabi clerics to ensure its hold on power has resulted in chaos all across the globe, and the kingdom has spent billions of dollars to push its rigid — and often violent — interpretation of Islam to every corner of the world, from West Africa to the far reaches of northwest China. http://theweek.com/articles/546977/dont-cheer-saudi-arabias-foolhardy-war-yemen Edited March 31, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 All dictatorships are nothing more than criminal enterprises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 All dictatorships are nothing more than criminal enterprises Yes including the one in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 All dictatorships are nothing more than criminal enterprises Can you expound on this? You might have hit a real point here. Do dictators ignore legislative bodies and do whatever the !@#$ they want? Do they also give the finger to the courts and still do what they want? Do they illegally go after their political opponents with the full force of the government while letting their cronies slide? Do they waste their countries treasures on their own pleasures? Tell me, are they so wrapped up in their own edification that they really don't give a schit about foreign policy and are willing to put our country in danger? Don't be a kitty and answer each question please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Can you expound on this? You might have hit a real point here. Do dictators ignore legislative bodies and do whatever the !@#$ they want? Do they also give the finger to the courts and still do what they want? Do they illegally go after their political opponents with the full force of the government while letting their cronies slide? Do they waste their countries treasures on their own pleasures? Tell me, are they so wrapped up in their own edification that they really don't give a schit about foreign policy and are willing to put our country in danger? Don't be a kitty and answer each question please. They don't win elections like Obama does And you suck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 They don't win elections like Obama does Sure they do. All the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Sure they do. All the time. Usually with 105% of the vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Sure they do. All the time. Like Obama does? Real elections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 They don't win elections like Obama does And you suck! Did he run for Dictator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Like Obama does? Real elections? How on earth did you miss this opportunity to bash Bush for stealing the election? Dude, you're slipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorkington Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The only reason why Saudi is an ally, is because they have sweet sweet oil that we love so much. If they didn't, we'd be "spreading democracy" there too, with drones and troops, like the rest of the middle east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The only reason why Saudi is an ally, is because they have sweet sweet oil that we love so much. If they didn't, we'd be "spreading democracy" there too, with drones and troops, like the rest of the middle east. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 How on earth did you miss this opportunity to bash Bush for stealing the election? Dude, you're slipping. No, I just figured you guys were going to point out how the Liberal Media is much like the media in a dictatorship. You poor oppressed fools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The only reason why Saudi is an ally, is because they have sweet sweet oil that we love so much. If they didn't, we'd be "spreading democracy" there too, with drones and troops, like the rest of the middle east. I needed a laugh right about now. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 The only reason why Saudi is an ally, is because they have sweet sweet oil that we love so much. If they didn't, we'd be "spreading democracy" there too, with drones and troops, like the rest of the middle east. Actually, their oil is heavy and sour. Sweet crude comes from Iraq and the North Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Actually, their oil is heavy and sour. Sweet crude comes from Iraq and the North Sea. like their leaders Edited April 3, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) nice, saudi strikes getting their buds out of yemen jails... Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)Khaled Batarfi grinned broadly as he posed for photos in a presidential residence in southern Yemen. Photos circulated on social media purported to be of the senior al Qaeda leader, whom Yemeni defense officials said militants had busted out of jail on Thursday. CNN cannot verify the authenticity of the images. Sunni Islamist fighters freed Batarfi with some 270 prisoners, when they overran the town of al Mukallah. ............ of course their buds happen to be our worst enemies ...... al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, controls parts of eastern Yemen. AQAP is considered one of the most ruthless branches of the terrorist organization. Beginning to sound a lot like Syria http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/02/middleeast/yemen-prison-break/index.html Edited April 4, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 nice, saudi strikes getting their buds out of yemen jails... Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)Khaled Batarfi grinned broadly as he posed for photos in a presidential residence in southern Yemen. Photos circulated on social media purported to be of the senior al Qaeda leader, whom Yemeni defense officials said militants had busted out of jail on Thursday. CNN cannot verify the authenticity of the images. Sunni Islamist fighters freed Batarfi with some 270 prisoners, when they overran the town of al Mukallah. ............ of course their buds happen to be our worst enemies ...... al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, controls parts of eastern Yemen. AQAP is considered one of the most ruthless branches of the terrorist organization. Beginning to sound a lot like Syria http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/02/middleeast/yemen-prison-break/index.html Did you even bother to read the article you posted? How about the other links accompanying that article? Your idiocy gets you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth on hold Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) Did you even bother to read the article you posted? How about the other links accompanying that article? Your idiocy gets you Yeah they're great, those fun loving Saudis are back...... Saudi Airstrike Kills at Least 9 from Same Family in Yemen, including 5 Children http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/world/middleeast/apparent-saudi-strike-kills-at-least-nine-in-yemeni-family.html?referrer= Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen as Saudi Bombing Campaign Rages http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/05/c_134125196.htm Edited April 4, 2015 by JTSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Yeah they're great, those fun loving Saudis are back...... Saudi Airstrike Kills at Least 9 from Same Family in Yemen, including 5 Children http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/world/middleeast/apparent-saudi-strike-kills-at-least-nine-in-yemeni-family.html?referrer= Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen as Saudi Bombing Campaign Rages http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/05/c_134125196.htm I'm still trying to figure out how the Saudi airstrikes freed their "Al Qaeda buddies". Did those strikes like destroy a prison wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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