Posted on 04/09/2008 6:36:35 PM PDT by LSUfan
US Ambassador Ford Fraker said in Sakaka that his country aims to double the number of student visas issued to Saudis.
“Currently there are 15,000 Saudi students in the US,” he said during an event on Sunday with local business leaders to an audience at the Al-Jouf Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “We aim to increase their numbers to 30,000 over the next five years.”
Fraker said Saudi Arabia should bolster its English-language programs because it is generally required for Saudis seeking to pursue higher studies in the US.
Fraker also stressed the need for popularizing English teaching programs because it would overcome the language barriers for Saudi students seeking to study in the US easier.
In order to facilitate increased mutual visits, Fraker said he is working to simplify the issue of visas to Saudi businessmen.
I know let’s send them all to flight school! It would be great public relations.
I don’t want to hear any more about the “War on Terror” - it’s a complete joke.
the insanity of political incest continues.
Your Persian Gulf sovereign wealth funds at work.
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Your tagline is very applicable here.....
30,000 Saudi pilots.
As long as they only learn how to fly after take-off. Oh.. and landings don’t really matter either.
When the Saudi’s allow CHRISTIAN Churches....then, and ONLY then, should we allow their students to study here....this is crazy!
A-and-men.
double visas only after they double oil shipments to the US.
“I don’t want to hear any more about the “War on Terror” - it’s a complete joke”
Right you are. No consistency at all. Selective efforts.
we’re hanging ourselves....
Slow,but sure suicide.
Madness.
That, friend is an understatement.
The Kingdom of Camel Jockeys and Sheep Fornicators, (YES, Saudi Arabia, less anyone misunderstand my not so politically correct accusation) are the BIGGEST terror supporters and enablers in the WORLD.
I would gladly pay an extra dollar a gallon of gas (though I'm retired and not exactly in a great financial position) if we would tell them to go and "eat" their oil.
Why we pander to those corrupt, sand monkeys and protect them (and their oil) while they continue to do everything in their power to harm us, including refusing W's (while he was on his knees wearing his best pads) imploring to open their spigots a little, is beyond me.
If between the Sauds and Iran, it would be a toss up as to which is more dangerous to world peace and stability.
Let’s launch a few more wars, pass a few more citizen surveilance acts, add a few more lines of patdowns for Grandma at the airport, and run some more government sponsored TV commercials telling you to spy on your neighbor. Because, after all, suggesting we close our borders or not issue VISAs to Arab nationals just means you are a racist with a pre-9/11 mindset who hates Jews and Mexicans and Oompa Loompas. If you are a Republican, please tune to Fox News and watch 18 hours of terror hype for your fear-based conditioning. If you happen to be a Democrat, please tune into CNN or MSNBC and watch 18 hours of global warming and economic hype for your fear-based conditioning. Remember, you are free to do as we tell you! </s>
This is sick...
Ford Fraker, Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Our Government has suicidal tendencies.They need a shrink in D.C. Now.
About six to nine months ago it was stated that the U.S. was going to increase student visas to 70,000 for Saudi students.
I have quoted that figure extensively. Now they’re addressing 30,000. What the hell?
Do we ever get the straight scoop on anything?
Ford M. Fraker was sworn in on April 11, 2007 as U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At the time of his nomination by President George W. Bush, Ambassador Fraker was serving as Chairman of the Trinity Group Limited, a private investment banking firm in the United Kingdom and as consultant for Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation in Boston, MA.
WTF
Here we go again Ping
And where were the 19 hijackers from?
As George W. Bush has stated, “There exists an eternal friendship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.”
“I don’t want to hear any more about the “War on Terror” - it’s a complete joke.”
Now, you know the surge in Iraq has solved all problems. No need worry about the Saudis, and no need to worry about our still wide open borders.
We are absolutely bending over backward for our oil buddies. Why even have visas at all? Let’s just let all the Wahhabis come on in. Hell, let’s have a big halal meal and a deluxe Bible-free, booze-filled room waiting for them, no charge. I want them to have a great vacation in Infidel land.
Still haven’t secured our borders, and now we are going to double the number of students from the Terrorist-supporting country of Saudi Arabia.
Someone please wake me up when we decide to actually fight a war on Terror...
Thank you, Oorang. Last time I was in the grocery store there were four Saudi students shopping; they appeared to be very angry young men.
Not until Saudi doubles the amount of oil it’s pumping.
No more Arabs. In fact, we need to get rid of the ones we have.
I'm just about there.
Has anyone stopped to think about the anti-american garbage they are feed on these campuses. Between their religion and the leftist america-hate spewing professors, is it any wonder????
30,000 Saudi students?
How do I invest in college foot baths?
Again.
(Move over Monica...)
NO cheers, unfortunately.
Now, you know the surge in Iraq has solved all problems. No need worry about the Saudis, and no need to worry about our still wide open borders.
Gosh, I know those Al-Qaeda types might pilot jetliners into office towers, blow up skyscrapers with demolitions, use anthrax and chemical weapons against our civilian population but they'd never stoop so low as to violate our immigration laws...
Who ever is in charge of letting the f#$king Saudis in should be stoned in the village square.
The Saudis are not our friends. The Saudis are the ones financing mooselimb terrorism. Screw Saudi arabia and saudis.
“double visas only after they double oil shipments to the US.”
No kidding. At some point we have to expect something back for our generosity!
Immediately deny all Western student visas, admission to schools, etc., to all arab nations.
WOT over that day.
THAT HOUR.
I am so sick of our goobermint.
They are beyond worthless.
I just wish that the Bush Administration would stop grabbing their ankles for the Saudis long enough to talk them into lowering the price of their oil by a buck or two. If you are going to prostitute yourself to the Arabs you my as well get paid for it.
They can help us in the finer point of Sharia.
After all, even though cigarette smoking in public was made legal in Saud in the 1960’s, we have banned it here.
I hope they feel at home. They prolly will, what with all our alcohol restrictions and speech constraints, apart from religious speech of course.
Inshallah.
Gotta hand it to the Saudis, they have us over a barrel bent over so far backwards that we can forgive them the deaths of those killed on 11/9.
Nice to have friends in high places.
No wonder we’ve coined a war on a tactic, LOL!
Our government has to be STOOOOOOOPEEEED!
Not just dumb but rock-hard stupid. Dehydrated-rock-hard stupid. Stupid, so stupid it goes way beyond the stupid we know into a whole different dimension of stupid.
Stupid gotten so dense that no intellect can escape.
.I'm sorry. I can't go on. This is an epiphany of stupid for me.
Let’s see, 15 out of 19 terrorists on 9/11 were Saudi.
At least half of all outside suicide terrorists coming into Iraq are coming from Saudi Arabia.
And the jokers that rule us want us to believe that there is any reliable way to ensure that out of 30,000 Saudi ‘students’ there won’t be a significant number of future terrorists????
We should not be allowing ANY students from any of the jihad-loving cultures to come here, no matter what the reason.
UNbelievable. We do not take in any Christian refugees from Iraq where they are being butchered but we reward sworn enemies like the Saudis—to come here and exploit our freedoms....this after they went to war with us in 1973.
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