Posted on 01/27/2015 6:29:55 AM PST by COUNTrecount
NBC’s Richard Engel found the White House’s glowing tribute to King Abdullah ironic, since the late Saudi leader “could not stand President Obama.”
After the 90-year-old monarch passed away Thursday evening, the Obama administration released a statement praising the long-time American ally. “I have always valued King Abdullah’s perspective,” the president wrote, “and appreciated our genuine and warm friendship.”
But Engel said that King Abdullah “did not like President Obama. In fact, a lot of people I know that are quite close to the late King Abdullah said that the king could not stand President Obama, because the president was supportive of the Arab Spring, because the president did not support Hosni Mubarak in Egypt — in fact, turned his back on Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.”
The former Egyptian president and close Saudi ally was overthrown in a popular uprising in February 2011, ushering in an era of Muslim Brotherhood control that strained relations between Egypt and the largely-secular Saudi leadership. Despite Mubarak’s long-time backing of U.S. interests in the region, President Obama refused to lend him American support and urged him to step down. The Brotherhood was removed from power in a popular uprising supported by the Egyptian military in July 2013.
Neither can we !
Neither can the rest of us.
I hpoe I live long enough to be able to take a bodacious Obama on Dorkbama’s grave.
Neither can the rest of us.
I hpoe I live long enough to be able to take a bodacious Obama on Dorkbama’s grave.
The Middle East is divided into factions. Some are more radical than others. King Abdullah was not nearly as radical as some other folks. Obama, on the other hand, is fully on the side of the radical Muslim extremists. This bothered the king.
Well then, I suppose I’ll have to revise my assessment of the old guy from “100% goat-humping dickweed” to “99.5% goat-humping dickweed”.
Well, your [late] majesty, we share some of your ire.................
“I hpoe I live long enough to be able to take a bodacious Obama on Dorkbama’s grave.”......
You could have said that in more simple terms. :)
However, we all agree.
Yet again, instead of speaking about the country's perspective, the self obsessed POS focuses on himself. Everything is always about him.
Yep. At least the King didn’t have to deal with him daily! ugg.
Je Suis King Abdullah!
If by "interesting" you mean "typically".
But the Men Seeking Men media excoriate NYPD officers for turning their backs on Burgermeister Wilhelm.
Don't forget to wipe your Barack, when you're done.
“Join the club, we’ve got jackets.”
Hey, no littering.
Wow, this is quite shocking. Not that he couldn’t stand Øbama; that’s a no brainier. No, the shock is that I myself in full agreement with a Muslim Arab.
I’m not quite sure how to process that.
King Abdullah was not alone there ,LOL
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