[B-bone]

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Intelligence sources believe that Saudi Arabia is quietly helping the establishment of al-Qaida in northern Iraq and nearby Syria, according to Geostrategy-Direct, the global intelligence news service.

Saudi princes are desperate to ensure the status quo and that means keeping Saddam in power, Geostrategy said.
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Somehow I fail to see the logic that introducing al-Qaida into Iraq and Syria will keep Saddam in power. This is essentially a guarantee that Saddam will not remain in power.

[Apollo]

I fail to see the logic that introducing al-Qaida into Iraq and Syria will keep Saddam in power.

It could make it more difficult for us to use Northern Iraq as a staging area to oust Saddam. It could also make things difficult for any post-Saddam democracy.