[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Infidels sell the rope to hang them with

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Infidels sell the rope to hang them with
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1197307155.shtml


   So, [1]we're encouraging the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, [2]the Hub
   of World terror.

   We're doing this despite the fact that Saudis financed 9/11, despite
   the fact that the Saudis finance Hamas, despite the fact that al Qaeda
   is the KSA's unofficial paramilitary force, our government values our
   'friendship' with the extremist Wahhabis.

   This friendship is not just about oil. The Sauds proved their worth to
   the British (and gained control of Mecca and Medina) by 'keeping
   order' in the Middle East. Basically, Ibn Saud and his ilk 'kept
   order' by stirring up trouble, then got credit for helping the Brits
   put it down.

   They're doing the same thing now. Our alliance with Saudi Arabia isn't
   a moderating force in the Middle East, it's actually causing most of
   our problems in the region. After we invaded Iraq at the urging of our
   Saudi allies, the same Saudi allies sent an army of car bombers into
   Iraq to destabilize the country and to kill American soldiers and
   Iraqi civilians. Saudi Arabia also supports Hamas - while telling us
   that they're essential to the Israeli/Palestinian "peace process"

   The Sauds are currently inciting Shi'ite anger in the region by
   regularly [3]denouncing Shi'ites as infidels, destroying the holy
   places of Mecca, persecuting the Shi'ites in their country, (the Saudi
   woman who is going to [4]receive 200 lashes for the 'crime' of being
   gang-raped is Shi'ite), and using their car bombers to attack Shi'ites
   in Iraq.

   Then they do what they always do. They run behind our skirts and say
   "mommy, he's picking on me".

   We're going to fall for this routine again??

   In Opinion Journal, [5]Max Boot says:

     We need to tell the Gulf Arabs that if they expect the U.S. to
     stand with them in the future, they need to stand with us publicly,
     not just privately. At the very least they need to stop kicking us
     in the shins, as King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia did earlier this
     year by condemning as "illegitimate" the "foreign occupation" of
     Iraq (even though he doesn't want us to leave).

   Yes, we need to tell them that. It would also be nice to tell them to
   stop funding al Qaeda, to stop funding Hamas and to stop using their
   madrassas and their paramilitaries to incite wars worldwide. And while
   we're at it, lets ask God if he can make it rain donuts.

   We have no influence with our Saudi Allies because we continue to
   reward them for their support of terrorism. In Arab culture (as in
   most cultures) rewarding provocative behavior is a sign of weakness.
   They're not going to "stand with us", they're not going to fight Iran
   and they're not going to stop trying to destroy Israel.

   The money we 'earn' from these sales will barely cover the costs of
   the damage inflicted on Iraq and on our soldiers by Saudi suicide
   bombers. It's doesn't come close to paying back the money we owe to
   China and Japan for the costs of financing the war in Iraq.

   This arms sale, like every other action our government takes towards
   these 'allies' legitimizes their extremism and encourages more
   Saudi-funded terrorism. It also proves to the world that we're the
   most gullible nation on the planet.

References

   1. http://www.windsofchange.net/archives/gulf_states_requesting_abmcapable_systems.php#c106819
   2. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article2801017.ece
   3. http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/014602.php
   4. http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-12-04-voa60.cfm
   5. http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010968