Ugh. I wish that we had responsible leadership whom would squash ISIS like bugs.
I hope they get to mecca. The Saudi’s deserve to be the targets.
I hate ISIS as much as anyone but the thought of the Saudi “royals” ending up in the hands of the head choppers is pretty appealing.
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Thunderdome!
2 muzz enter no muzz leave.
Fools. The Saudis have a functional military. Not in Israel’s class, and probably not in Egypt’s class, but definitely more than effective enough to gut these ISIS fools. We’re not talking disfunctional militaries such as Iraq’s and Iran’s. They’re seriously well trained and armed.
It will be a bloodbath.
Gopher it!!
If Saudis fight like Iraqis, then Saudi Arabia may have a big problem.
They've done a very good job before, so good almost nobody heard about it. I would not bet on ISIS in Saudi Arabia.
If they're to succeed they'll have to get into the Saudi royal family because they're not going to supplant it. Bore from within. There have been several who have gone down that road never to return.
The Saudi government openly recruits headsmen these days, because I guess bursitis takes its toll. Maybe they should have executions on pay-per-view.
They might even use a guillotine, for run of the mill executions, saving the sword for celebrities.
That might actually be fun to watch.
***Programmable Bombing Targets Alert***
‘Funky Cold Medina’ might be funky but will not be cold.
I'm sure they would bring severe power on invaders, including M1 tanks, Bradley FVs, and F16 aircraft.
Unlike the Iraqis they will not break and run.
Saudi Arabia seems like a strong, unified country. From the prospective of the Middle East, it is. But like a Ming vase with a crack in it, it has an inherent and potentially fatal flaw. The royal family maintains control through the religious police, a secret police and payments to every citizen based on oil revenues. The family is always on shaky religious ground because they, by necessity, deal daily with issues like loans and interest which are not allowed by Islamic law. They have done some theological contortions to create the appearance of conforming, but they aren’t and it’s fairly obvious. It is also unlikely that the Saudi military will die for the country. The military is controlled mostly by royal family officers who got their positions through genetics rather than skill, which has historically been a losing formulae. If soldiers start to die the royal family will be at great risk of being overthrown. There is no other governing body that could step into the breach and the country would likely splinter instantly into tiny fiefdoms. Iran, could at any moment, close the Straits of Hormuz which would cut off the bribe payments to the populace. Saudi Arabia is, despite appearances to the contrary, one of the most fragile governments in the Middle East.
Feed the alligator, expect to be food.
Eyes on the prize.
The Holy Cities are jewels in the Caliphate Crown.
I wonder if those who said Romney was just as bad as Obama will finally admit they were wrong. And stupid.
Oh ! we can’t let them get those places! we better nuke them first so as to keep them out of the bad guys hands