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  • R Red Stateler

    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
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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:)

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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:)

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      Red Stateler
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      Nobody is equal to America. We're #1!!!

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      • R Red Stateler

        Nobody is equal to America. We're #1!!!

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        Bassam Saoud
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        not without our oil :)

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        • B Bassam Saoud

          not without our oil :)

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          Red Stateler
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          Bassam Saoud wrote:

          not without our oil

          Lebanon has oil?

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          • B Bassam Saoud

            not without our oil :)

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            proftc
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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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            • R Red Stateler

              Bassam Saoud wrote:

              not without our oil

              Lebanon has oil?

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              Bassam Saoud
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              Lebanon is part of the arab League dear friend, what arabs have we have :)Are you playing innocent?

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              • B Bassam Saoud

                Lebanon is part of the arab League dear friend, what arabs have we have :)Are you playing innocent?

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                Red Stateler
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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:

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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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                  leckey 0
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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.

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                  • R Red Stateler

                    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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                    Bassam Saoud
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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.

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                    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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                    • B Bassam Saoud

                      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
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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.

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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.

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                        Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                        Don't mention the conspiracy!!!

                        -- They don't really want you to play "Freebird". They're just heckling you!

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                        • P proftc

                          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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                          Brady Kelly
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                          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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                          • J Jim Warburton

                            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.

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                            KaRl
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                            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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                            • R Red Stateler

                              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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                              Lost User
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                              And Hitler was the greatest statesman of the 20th century, still wouldnt be my friend though.

                              Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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                              • R Red Stateler

                                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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                                Chris Kaiser
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                                And you're proud of that? Very conservative. :rolleyes:

                                This statement was never false.

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