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To: Lou Weed who wrote (271500)	11/13/2009 1:48:51 PM
From: Hawkmoon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hawk, our need for allegiance with the Saudis has absolutely nothing to do with countering Wahabi influence and everything to do with that black liquid they are sitting on top of. Get real...... I am "real". Would you rather that oil, and the tremendous wealth it represents, fall into the hands of Al Qaida, it's surrogates and/or proxies as Ayman Zawahiri desires? The Saudis actually have a state run police force to enforce Wahabi rules of behaviour!! Yes.. they do.. And so do the Taliban. And so does the Iranian regime. And that's kind of the point of the entire exercise on the part of the US in trying to create some semblance of democracy in the region. The odds are quite good that the people at large would likely vote to dismantle these "Ministries of Vice" at their earliest opportunity. So why are you so opposed to destroying the Taliban if it provides and example of what will eventually happen to Saudi Arabia if they don't increase progressive change within their society? Eliminate the ability for this Wahabbist theology to be spread outside of Saudi Arabia and you've cut the arms and legs off of your primary target. But I'm certainly not saying it will be easy to create change in Saudi Arabia. But it's something we can save for later, IMO. And btw, I think most of the Saudi Royal family understands the precarious status they hold and they are conducting regular sweeps to uncover these militant factions. After all, they want to remain in power and they know the only way the US support them is if they continue to take action on militancy. rss.xinhuanet.com news.sky.com See how the Saudis dealt with the Ikhwan (Moslem Brotherhood) after the Brotherhood challenged Saudi power back in the 1920's: naqshbandi.org Hawk