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Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia warns it will strike out on its own
The Telegraph ^ | November 25, 2013 | Damien McElroy

Posted on 11/25/2013 6:34:43 AM PST by Star Traveler

Saudi Arabia claims they were kept in the dark by Western allies over Iran nuclear deal and says it will strike out on its own.

A senior advisor to the Saudi royal family has accused its Western allies of deceiving the oil rich kingdom in striking the nuclear accord with Iran and said Riyadh would follow an independent foreign policy.

Nawaf Obaid told a think tank meeting in London that Saudi Arabia was determined to pursue its own foreign and policy goals. Having in the past been reactive to events, the leading Sunni Muslim nation was determined to be pro-active in future.

Mr Obaid said that while Saudi Arabia knew that the US was talking directly to Iran through a channel in the Gulf state of Oman, Washington had not directly briefed its ally.

"We were lied to, things were hidden from us," he said. "The problem is not with the deal struck in Geneva but how it was done."

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; kenyanbornmuzzie; nuclear; nucleariran; obamairandeal; obamanucleariran; paleolibs; saudiarabia; secstatekerry
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To: PGR88
n fact, if Saudi Arabia were to experience a real war, it would cause such upheaval, it would likely topple the corrupt, top-heavy Saudi regime itself.

They would have to retreat to their mountain stronghold... somewhere near Zurich.

21 posted on 11/25/2013 7:07:48 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Everyone get online for Obamacare on 10/1. Overload the system and crash it hard!)
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To: bert
Obama opted out but the rest of the coalition continues

If they are smart they will not keep us in the loop in the future. We are now not a reliable enough ally to be trusted with such information.

22 posted on 11/25/2013 7:09:08 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Everyone get online for Obamacare on 10/1. Overload the system and crash it hard!)
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To: KarlInOhio
If they are smart they will not keep us in the loop in the future. We are now not a reliable enough ally to be trusted with such information.

Seems like some countries have found the US under Zero's rule to be less trustworthy than their foremost enemies:

Israeli Officials Knew White House Was Holding Secret Talks With Iran

CAIRO — Israeli officials knew they were being kept in the dark as the U.S. conducted secret talks with Iran, and the knowledge that the White House was “going behind Israel’s back” was one of the key sources of tension between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama, according to a senior Israeli minister and other Israeli officials.

“We did not know from the beginning, but we knew, we had intelligence that these meetings were happening,” said the Israeli minister, who spoke to BuzzFeed by phone from his Jerusalem office. He said that a “friend in the Gulf” shared intelligence with Israel that the meetings were taking place, and urged Israel to find out more. “I would like to say we knew the content of the talks, but we didn’t. What we knew was that the U.S. was choosing not to tell us about them and that was very worrying.”

That “friend,” one foreign ministry official said, was Saudi Arabia, which along with Israel has most strongly objected to the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the West over the weekend.

23 posted on 11/25/2013 7:22:23 AM PST by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: KarlInOhio

I think you are correct except a back channel to the American military will be kept open and trusted individuals will be in the know

America is not Obama


24 posted on 11/25/2013 7:25:46 AM PST by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: bytesmith

If we had a good President, he would not apologize for his predecessors mistakes.

He would set examples of the right way to do things.


25 posted on 11/25/2013 7:28:14 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: Star Traveler

Lied to? Welcome to the modern “American experience...”


26 posted on 11/25/2013 7:32:43 AM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Star Traveler

It used to be that the only things that The Saudis were concerned about with were oil-prices and if the jewelers in Marbella would run out of Rolexes?Now they have REAL worries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


27 posted on 11/25/2013 7:33:14 AM PST by bandleader
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To: Buckeye McFrog

yeah, well....taqiyya goes around

HA!


28 posted on 11/25/2013 7:37:52 AM PST by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: Star Traveler

Go Saudis. Loving these people telling Obama to mind his own business.


29 posted on 11/25/2013 7:37:56 AM PST by MarMema ("If Americans really wanted Obamacare, you wouldn't need a law to make them buy it." Ted Cruz)
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To: Star Traveler
"We were lied to, things were hidden from us,"

Should be inscribed on the WON's gravestone - (do muzzies use gravestones?)

He wants a 'legacy" - He's earned one - "Consummate, congenital liar Supreme."

30 posted on 11/25/2013 7:38:55 AM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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To: lynn4303

China


31 posted on 11/25/2013 7:44:32 AM PST by stuck_in_new_orleans
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To: BJ1
I remember reading a while back - maybe a year or two ago now - about an Israeli defense official visiting a Saudi airbase. The airbase just happened to be one that would make an excellent refueling and staging point for Israeli jets on their way to/from Iran...

My gut feel - based solely on little tidbits like that and past actions/trends - is this...

The Saudis don't like the Iranians, different sects, different races, Saudis see themselves as the keepers of the faith, Iranians want that title...blah blah.

Saudis also know that if Iran does something stupid to Israel, Israel will turn Mecca and Medina into glass-topped self-lighting parking lots. The Saudis know for all their weapons bought with oil money, they couldn't stop that from happening.

Hence, being practical and viewing the preservation of their holy sights as paramount, they are willing to deal with Israel, even aide Israel. For a little entirely justifiable cooperation they get someone else to take the risks, and they get a thorn removed from their side.

Neither Israel nor Saudi is happy with this foolish Iranian weapons "deal" - neither is so naive as to think Iran will actually stop their weapons program. As they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend - or at least ally of convenience. So I would not be surprised at all to see an Israeli strike staged through Saudi. Possibly with more than mere logistics support, I could see Saudi making a "statement" to Iran by striking some supporting targets to prove they weren't just being used by the Israelis.

32 posted on 11/25/2013 7:45:37 AM PST by ThunderSleeps (Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Star Traveler

Strike out on their own—give overflight and in air refueling for an Israeli strike, while denying any involvement.


33 posted on 11/25/2013 7:49:37 AM PST by Hugin ( More firepower1)
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To: ScaniaBoy

“was Saudi Arabia, which along with Israel” humm... strange Bedfellows.


34 posted on 11/25/2013 8:01:41 AM PST by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: TexasCajun; All
ahahahaha - PERFECT!

Might n ot be a bad idea to learn conversational Russian. They're becoming what we used to be and we're being plunged into muzzie hell.

Putin/Russia is being excoriated for being anti-gay - (he's advocating what we used to: Live your lifestyle without discrimination BUT do not try to push it into our schools or otherwise into OUR lives.

He's also the lead world leader calling for world leaders to come together to the aid of the Christians being slaughtered in muzzie lands - while crickets chirp from the WH.

How things change -Below, the Christian Churches are being rebuilt and the church brought back to prominence as vital for Russia -

Thia is the Cathedral rebuilt in Moscow "The Cathedral of Christ the Savior - the original was destroyed by the Communists.) It can hold 30,000.

Do a google search for 'cathedral moscow' and scroll through the pics of the many beautiful restored churches - like this one:

Putin was baptised as a baby, in secret, by his mother...and has worn a cross his mother gave him as a boy on a trip to Israel - ever since. (Does Russia have a 'closet Christian' as it's leader while we have a 'closet muzzie?"

At the very least - Russia has a MAN for their leader.

35 posted on 11/25/2013 8:15:32 AM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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To: ThunderSleeps

BINGO


36 posted on 11/25/2013 8:20:21 AM PST by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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To: Star Traveler
"Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia warns it will strike out on its own"

Just kidding! We supply the oil, you supply the blood.

37 posted on 11/25/2013 8:24:54 AM PST by ex-snook (God is Love)
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To: Star Traveler

Obama lies to everybody except his supporters in Iran and in Al Qaeda.


38 posted on 11/25/2013 8:25:42 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

TAQQIYA = moslems lying to fool non-moslems.

SCHMAQQIYA = moslems lying to fool OTHER MOSLEMS.

Saudis spent billions installing Obamatollah as US president, then apparently forgot they installed a lying moslem.


39 posted on 11/25/2013 8:32:18 AM PST by LyinLibs (If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
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To: maine-iac7; TexasCajun; All
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40 posted on 11/25/2013 8:50:17 AM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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