US Allies
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Saudis aren't our friends. They're that annoying kid in high school that everyone wanted to hang out with because he had a car.
Red Stateler wrote:
Saudis aren't our friends
I agree, US making them(and others) look like puppets, and thats what they are trying to solve: -Defining a common Arab understanding to define policies to face international issues -A PEACE process with Israel -A solution to the Iraqi Problem -Solving Issues with Syria to stabilize Lebanon As you can see, if they are more than your friends...
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Red Stateler wrote:
Saudis aren't our friends
I agree, US making them(and others) look like puppets, and thats what they are trying to solve: -Defining a common Arab understanding to define policies to face international issues -A PEACE process with Israel -A solution to the Iraqi Problem -Solving Issues with Syria to stabilize Lebanon As you can see, if they are more than your friends...
Bassam Saoud wrote:
I agree, US making them(and others) look like puppets
That's not what I said, so how can you agree?
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Bassam Saoud wrote:
I agree, US making them(and others) look like puppets
That's not what I said, so how can you agree?
I am agreeing with you that the relationship between the two countries is not of friendship or equals and continued to explain my opinion:)
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I am agreeing with you that the relationship between the two countries is not of friendship or equals and continued to explain my opinion:)
Nobody is equal to America. We're #1!!!
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Nobody is equal to America. We're #1!!!
not without our oil :)
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not without our oil :)
Bassam Saoud wrote:
not without our oil
Lebanon has oil?
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not without our oil :)
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Bassam Saoud wrote:
not without our oil
Lebanon has oil?
Lebanon is part of the arab League dear friend, what arabs have we have :)Are you playing innocent?
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Lebanon is part of the arab League dear friend, what arabs have we have :)Are you playing innocent?
Bassam Saoud wrote:
Lebanon is part of the arab League dear friend, what arabs have we have
You should tell King Abdullah that. See how long it takes before he laughs you out of his vast palatial estate of which you obviously own a fraction. Of course, Saudi Arabia is in the United Nations too, so that means what Saudi Arabia has, we have. But I wonder what would happen to Middle Easter countries if we decided to stop buying oil. You haven't been able to invest your profits into any meaningful industry... Interestingly, this is the stated goal of the Arab League:
"Serve the common good of all Arab countries, ensure better conditions for all
Arab countries, guarantee the future of all Arab countries and fulfill the hopes and
expectations of all Arab countries. "Yeah...They're doing a GREAT job! :rolleyes:
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America probably could if we really had to. We've got decent reserves of our own. Also, with a proper motivation, we could greatly decrease the amount of oil we use.
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Bassam Saoud wrote:
Lebanon is part of the arab League dear friend, what arabs have we have
You should tell King Abdullah that. See how long it takes before he laughs you out of his vast palatial estate of which you obviously own a fraction. Of course, Saudi Arabia is in the United Nations too, so that means what Saudi Arabia has, we have. But I wonder what would happen to Middle Easter countries if we decided to stop buying oil. You haven't been able to invest your profits into any meaningful industry... Interestingly, this is the stated goal of the Arab League:
"Serve the common good of all Arab countries, ensure better conditions for all
Arab countries, guarantee the future of all Arab countries and fulfill the hopes and
expectations of all Arab countries. "Yeah...They're doing a GREAT job! :rolleyes:
Red Stateler wrote:
Of course, Saudi Arabia is in the United Nations too, so that means what Saudi Arabia has, we have
I wasn't being sarcastic, Saudi's play a very influantial rule in the reconstruction of Lebanon after the war(s) (we are speaking billions of dollars).In the rescent war alone about a billion.
Red Stateler wrote:
But I wonder what would happen to Middle Easter countries if we decided to stop buying oil...
We will find alternative customers:)
Red Stateler wrote:
They're doing a GREAT job!
You couldnt be more correct, They are not meeting the expectations or the Arab people.But again where are the Arab People? I say ruled by dictators(some are your allies) that win elections with 99.99%.There is a long way to go, but change have started...
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Red Stateler wrote:
Of course, Saudi Arabia is in the United Nations too, so that means what Saudi Arabia has, we have
I wasn't being sarcastic, Saudi's play a very influantial rule in the reconstruction of Lebanon after the war(s) (we are speaking billions of dollars).In the rescent war alone about a billion.
Red Stateler wrote:
But I wonder what would happen to Middle Easter countries if we decided to stop buying oil...
We will find alternative customers:)
Red Stateler wrote:
They're doing a GREAT job!
You couldnt be more correct, They are not meeting the expectations or the Arab people.But again where are the Arab People? I say ruled by dictators(some are your allies) that win elections with 99.99%.There is a long way to go, but change have started...
Bassam Saoud wrote:
I wasn't being sarcastic, Saudi's play a very influantial rule in the reconstruction of Lebanon after the war(s) (we are speaking billions of dollars).In the rescent war alone about a billion.
We spend about that much per day in Iraq.
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proftc wrote:
we could greatly decrease the amount of oil we use.
Don't let the righties hear you say that. You'll become part of the 'conspiracy!'
_________________________________________ You can't fix stupid, but you can medicate crazy.
Don't mention the conspiracy!!!
-- They don't really want you to play "Freebird". They're just heckling you!
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America probably could if we really had to. We've got decent reserves of our own. Also, with a proper motivation, we could greatly decrease the amount of oil we use.
Didn't Clinton once say he was committed to drastically reducing the US's dependence on oil within ten years or something?
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King Abdullah told a summit of Arab leaders ``In beloved Iraq, blood flows between brothers in the shadow of illegitimate foreign occupation and hateful sectarianism, threatening a civil war'' I forget who said (I paraphrase) 'watch your enemies but watch your friends more closely', but that would seem to be the case here.
Saudis are helping the sunni insurgents in fear of a shia domination on Iraq, as they are fighting Hezbollah and Hamas undercover. That's why I believe this speech is only political, to promote Saudi Arabia in the eyes of the opponents of the US invasion, which is not really popular worldwide, and especially in muslim countries.
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CleaKO wrote:
...yes
But your enemy called America an "illegitimate" foreign occupier. That means that you think we're legitimately in Iraq.
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Bassam Saoud wrote:
I wasn't being sarcastic, Saudi's play a very influantial rule in the reconstruction of Lebanon after the war(s) (we are speaking billions of dollars).In the rescent war alone about a billion.
We spend about that much per day in Iraq.
And you're proud of that? Very conservative. :rolleyes:
This statement was never false.