[larry h]

Then again, privately, they may be sharing information
with us that will do away with their enemies (and ours). The FBI war on the Mafia,in the 80's, had alot of instances where Mob guys fed the FBI info on their bitter enemies, so the FBI would grab them and the people with a grudge could get rid of a rival....without "hitting" them themselves....
Let's not rush to judgement on this one....Saudi duplicity
isn't likely to fool the team of Rumsfeld, Cheney,
Powell, Rice.. Bush 41 and Bush 43! Even denying us their
bases for an attack on Irag doesn't mean a whole lot. I think the Bush team, as opposed to the touchy-feely Clinton regime....doesn't care PUBLIC pronouncements of solidarity. The most valuable asset in a war against terrorist is information...which I'll bet the Saudis are supplying a wealth of!

[sarasmom]

"Let's not rush to judgement on this one....Saudi duplicity"

No, by all means we must not judge duplicity.We are mere infidels after all, and not really capable of understanding the vastly more superior minds of the Islamic ones.

tick.. tick.. tick...

[river rat]

"The most valuable asset in a war against terrorist is information...which I'll bet the Saudis are supplying a wealth of!

Perhaps, but I would question the value.
Even if true, do you believe they would share the information necessary to attack and destroy the monsters within Saudi Arabia --- I doubt it. And, within Saudi Arabia is the root system and nourishment for Radical Islam.

Saudi Arabia is the whore, from whose womb sprang the radical theology of militant Islam.

Saudi Arabia is the source of religious doctrin, funds, support, protection and direct encouragement of the radicals to attack "enemies of Islam" to distract from the failures of every Arab nation by blaming the infidel or the Jews.

If the House of Saud cannot control the reckless and dangerously diseased whore that Saudi Arabia has become -- then the whore must be destroyed along with the House of Saud.
Semper Fi

[CharacterCounts]

I wouldn't count on it. We need the Saudis now in thee same manner we needed Stalin during WWII. Once we accomplish a regime changs in Iraq and Iran, the Saudis will be much less relevant. That is when we will see U.S. pressure increase on the Saudis.

[Leisler]

"Then again, privately, they may be sharing information .."

Well, considering that the whole Iraqi army snuk up on them in the last war...

Furthermore, other than holding on to power, the Saudis aren't noted for accomplishment in anything. Their oil and cities were designed and built by forigners. Their military is a hopeless boondogle joke. A nation of arab Clampets that struck oil. Kings and Princess, my arse. They ought to be next.