Bush talks to Saudi's King on his new strategy in Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=941570

Bush talks to Saudi's King on his new strategy in Iraq

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (KUNA) -- US President George Bush on Thursday spoke with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia about his new strategy in Iraq, a day after he told the nation that he was planning to send additional 20,000 troops to help the Iraqi government quell the growing sectarian violence.

"They talked about the speech last night, the way forward in Iraq, Secretary (of State Condoleezza) Rice's upcoming trip, and important regional issues," White House Spokesman Gordon Johndroe, said.

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Earlier today, he told a group of American soldiers at a military base in Georgia that patience was required to see real results leading to end violence in Iraq.

"The new strategy is not going to yield immediate results. It is going to take a while," Bush said in a speech at Fort Benning, an Army base in Georgia from which about 4,000 more soldiers will soon deploy to Iraq.

"The purpose really is to crush these insurrections now so that the democracy in Iraq can develop, has a chance to make it," Bush said.

[denverbill]

1. As if the Saudi Royals want a flourishing democracy next door.

The way this thing is going to end up is with Saudi Arabia at war with Iran. Right now, if we maintain the same alliance in Iraq with the Shiites, we'll end up allying with Iran. We are currently arming and training Shiites who are using those arms to kill Sunnis, which Saudi Arabia certainly doesn't appreciate. The Kurds also lean towards Iran, so our other 'friends' in Iraq will also be of no help.

Frankly, I'm beginning to think the only 'solution' to the problem is to separate Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds on ethnic lines, give the Shiite part to Iran, the Sunni part divide up between Saudi Arabia and Syria, and give the Kurds an independent Kurdistan, regardless of what Turkey thinks.

[teryang]

2. By creating this crisis in Iraq, bush has the sheikdoms by the nuts

The Saudis said you increase the troop levels in Iraq and we will break the OPEC price structure. SA has bailed from OPEC joined in the economic warfare against Iran to bail out the petrodollar.

This thing was touch and go until they opened the oil spigots out of physical fear, caused by US machinations in Iraq and against Iran.

Thank god, the petrodollar is saved!

[belab13]

3. exactly....

The weather was the strawman for the oil story. And now we have a quid pro quo arrangement between
the Saudis and the US. They lower prices and increase production (as much as they are able) which hurts both the Iranians and the Russians and in turn the US rachets things up and provides security with the new troops being sent over to the region.

[teryang]

4. The so called failure saves the diving dollar and the bankers

...and in a brilliant coup de grace - busts OPEC into total disarray.

Very few people get this. The hysterical news media says no one supports the president. Wrong, the haves and the have mores, otherwise known as the creditor class have avoided a crushing blow to US economic hegemony on international markets. Like a cat with nine lives. The myth of American economic supremacy is maintained at the point of guns and battleships.