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MikeWaters · 05-16-2008, 04:42 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/mai.../bcnoil115.xml

We sell them weapons, while they don't sell us oil. Does that make sense?

Democrats don't think so. Bush and GOP does.

Indy Coug · 05-16-2008, 04:46 PM

I thought Bush was in bed with the Saudis. Guess not.

MikeWaters · 05-16-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

I thought Bush was in bed with the Saudis. Guess not.

He is. Bush oppposes any measure designed to put pressure on the Saudis. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

Indy Coug · 05-16-2008, 04:48 PM

But he asked the Saudis to increase production and they refused. Doesn't sound buddy-buddy to me.

MikeWaters · 05-16-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

But he asked the Saudis to increase production and they refused. Doesn't sound buddy-buddy to me.

He has to do that politcally. But he asks with his hand out, not with a stick.

The Saudis are despots. They blew up the twin towers. They are the bed of radicalism. And we are selling them weapons while they extort money from us?

Bush is evil.

TripletDaddy · 05-16-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

He has to do that politcally. But he asks with his hand out, not with a stick.

The Saudis are despots. They blew up the twin towers. They are the bed of radicalism. And we are selling them weapons while they extort money from us?

Bush is evil.

Wait, the Saudis blew up the twin towers? Then why are we in Iraq? When did all of this happen? Why didnt we invade Saudi Arabia?

MikeWaters · 05-16-2008, 05:11 PM

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Wait, the Saudis blew up the twin towers? Then why are we in Iraq? When did all of this happen? Why didnt we invade Saudi Arabia?

Because we are "allies", it doesn't matter that almost all of the hijackers were Saudis.

TripletDaddy · 05-16-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Because we are "allies", it doesn't matter that almost all of the hijackers were Saudis.

I see.....I suppose the next thing you are going to tell me is that we are really dependent on Saudi oil reserves, so attacking them would have really put a wrinkle in our relationship, despite the fact that almost all the 9/11 terrorist were Saudi and that Saudi oil money plays a huge part in bankrolling terrorist activities in the Middle East.

Indy Coug · 05-16-2008, 05:18 PM

Let me know when you're ready to have a serious conversation.

MikeWaters · 05-16-2008, 05:20 PM

Should we sell arms and weapons to the Saudis?

I suppose the reason that people would state is that they are a counterbalance to Iran.

Haven't we gone down this road before, arming our enemies, only to find that they are later used against us?

05-16-2008, 04:42 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Only the Dems are willing to squeeze Saudi Arabia http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/mai.../bcnoil115.xml We sell them weapons, while they don't sell us oil. Does that make sense? Democrats don't think so. Bush and GOP does.

05-16-2008, 04:46 PM	#2
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	I thought Bush was in bed with the Saudis. Guess not.

05-16-2008, 04:48 PM	#4
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	But he asked the Saudis to increase production and they refused. Doesn't sound buddy-buddy to me.

05-16-2008, 05:18 PM	#9
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Let me know when you're ready to have a serious conversation.

05-16-2008, 05:20 PM	#10
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Should we sell arms and weapons to the Saudis? I suppose the reason that people would state is that they are a counterbalance to Iran. Haven't we gone down this road before, arming our enemies, only to find that they are later used against us?