Now the Saudi's weigh in......

[WestSeattle2]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/29/egypt.middle.east.reaction/index.html?hpt=T2

Of course the House of Saud condemns the uprising - they see the handwriting on the wall.

Yup, their days are numbered as well. Where will THEY run to?

If the US dares grant asylum to any of these oppressors, civil unrest here will be unleashed sooner rather than later.

Most of these characters should be in prison for crimes against humanity, along with some of our own past presidents.

[roamer65]

1. Saudi-American hegemony in the Middle east is coming to an end.

The road for all of this discontent leads to Riyadh.

[WestSeattle2]

2. Indeed it does. When the House of Saud falls, it will be a real

eyeopener for many.

[BeFree]

4. What will replace it?

People Power? A democracy of sorts? Or our own new-age Saddam?

[WestSeattle2]

6. New age Saddam would be my guess; one who is not terribly

sympathetic to the West. This will be the price we pay for decades of propping up corrupt, evil dynasties.

As someone mentioned in another thread, this civil unrest will probably eventually cost America and Israel substantially, in both blood and treasure.

I totally agree. That's why for decades many voices in America have cautioned against propping up evil regimes. Side with what's right; not with what's profitable.

Saving a buck at the gas station is not what should be driving our foreign policy.

[BeFree]

7. Well

It shouldn't cost the US a dime or any lives. If it does it will be because we are trying to further control over the people, and the best we can do is stay out of it and cover our asses.

I think it is time for the people in those lands to take charge. With communications today being what they are, methinks they can get past the lies.

[WestSeattle2]

9. I hope so; for everyone's sake. Sadly, if future governments

threaten their neighbors with genocide, you know we'll be drug into it.

[jwirr]

11. I am assuming you are worried about genocide for Israel. My dad

once told me that if we had really wanted what was best for them we would have let them have Nebraska - in the middle of our own nation so they would be truly safe. I know that is not what the Jewish people wanted at the time but what he said made some sense considering the hatred they face from all sides in the ME. I am not so sure that we should not be getting Nebraska ready now.

[WestSeattle2]

14. I think I'd rather stay in the ME surrounded by hatred than move

to Nebraska...not that there's anything wrong with Nebraska....

:rofl: :rofl:

But seriously, your father was right in my opinion. I've never understand why so much blood and treasure has been spent on the ME - they're fighting over land that looks exactly like Eastern Washington, and nobody wants Eastern Washington. Yes, there is religious history there, but is that really enough to justify the horrendous loss of life? It's generation after generation after generation. Total insanity.

[provis99]

8. an Islamic fundamentalist dictatorship.

These oppressive regimes in the Middle East have been so good at wiping out pro-democracy rivals, that the only alternative to corrupt groups like the Saudi family is an Islamic dictatorship.

[BeFree]

10. I don't think so

Saddam was pretty much anti-religious and Iraq was doing pretty good with wide liberties.
Even tho we bombed Iraq and created an economic hell there for decades.

Now the people have a way of communicating and fighting back against the lies and religious oppression.
I hope we are seeing a new age of people power. Heck, it's the only way for progress.

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. They let, the 'Butcher of Uganda stay there and the US did nothing

Idi Amin

What a country.!!!!

[entanglement]

5. No wonder the House of Fraud is scared.

[Cleita]

12. They own large chunks of real estate in fancy

neighborhoods throughout the country but mainly on the East and West Coasts in the USA. They also like Paris and London. My bet is that's where they will end up. However, if the oil fields are taken from them, they are going to have to get jobs or at least their children will have to. I've seen it happen before when the royal and the rich have been deposed.

[MadMaddie]

13. Folks think about the "Oil" this is a perfect storm for

President Obama to link the dependency of oil in these countries to getting off of oil. All of those Oil buddies of the previous administration are going down.....

Gas prices will go up there is no doubt about that.

This is going to get very interesting.

[neverforget]

15. especially if the Saudis fall and is replaced by a less than friendly

regime towards the West then the skies the limit with regards to oil and gas prices.

[MadMaddie]

16. Yep!

[justiceischeap]

17. I was just thinking earlier today that if the Middle East falls and we lose the oil resources

Then Obama's alternative energy plans are a given. We'd have to do it then. This could actually be a good thing in the long run.