Saudis speak out against US
Posted on March 29th, 2007 by ecthompson
Wow, what is going on here? Are the Saudis trying to strengthen their position in the Middle East? Are they trying to align themselves with the Sunni Iraqis? There is clearly a back story. (Remember that Cheney was called to Saudi Arabia for a tongue lashing back in December.)
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From CNN.com:
King Abdullah’s harsh — and unexpected — attack on the U.S. military presence in Iraq could be a Saudi attempt to signal to Washington its anger over the situation in Iraq and build credibility among fellow Arabs.
The White House, in a rare public retort Thursday, rejected the king’s characterization of U.S. troops in Iraq as an “illegitimate foreign occupation,” saying the United States was not in Iraq illegally. (more…)
