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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (43657)	9/13/2002 12:01:22 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

The idea that Arabs should halt the flow of oil for one symbolic day has been dismissed as "out of the question" by Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal. You better believe that House of Saud knows better than to do that. They are in trouble enough at the moment with us. It is going to be sweet to watch the Arabs threats to us diminish as the time to take out Saddam grows closer. Those threats have been posted over and over on this board the last few months, in an attempt to show how isolated we are. These ME Governments will all want to be "in at the kill," on Iraq, like the jackals most of them are.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (43657)	9/13/2002 12:02:01 AM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi Nadine Carroll; That is an interesting analysis, but the odd thing about it is that it is 180 degrees apart from the usual neocon analysis, which is that Saudi Arabia (and pals) are against our attack on Saddam because they figure that they're next. So what is it. Either they're secretly supporting our attack, but publicly condemning it, or they secretly couldn't care less about it, but are still publicly condemning it. And why bother publicly condemning it if the "n visits from one end of the Arab world to another one finds little evidence of any grassroots support for Saddam", so the Arab Street isn't a problem. -- Carl