Cheney to meet with Saudi King Abdullah

[Leo 9]

Cheney to meet with Saudi King Abdullah

Talks come as White House weighs shift in strategy on Iraq

Updated: 2 hours, 57 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday for a meeting with King Abdullah to discuss issues of "mutual interest" in the Middle East, Cheney's office said.

Their talks come as the White House weighs a shift in strategy on Iraq amid raging violence there and after huge losses for President George W. Bush's Republican Party in U.S. elections dominated by voter frustration over his war policy.

Bush will go to Jordan, another U.S. ally in the Middle East, next week for a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on how to speed up the transfer of security responsibilities from U.S. forces to the Baghdad government.

Cheney's talks in Saudi Arabia also are likely to encompass Washington's anxiety about stability and democracy in Lebanon after the assassination this week of cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15855561/

[Buck Rabbit]

1. Needs a draw on his paycheck for expected legal fees.

[saigon68]

12. Will Cheney KISS the Big Guy and hold his hand?

Or just whisper "Sweet Nothings", in the Big Guy's ear ?

[2Design]

2. meeting with the enemy who financed their war and caused this

whole mess

[Greeby]

3. AGM of the Puppetmasters Society

:eyes:

[babylonsister]

4. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at that meeting! Makes one wonder

what they're really kibitzing about.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

5. hope the king . . .

. . . gives Big Dick a nice big kiss.

[Sequoia]

6. Will he kiss his cheek and hold his hand strolling down the lane

like Chimpster?

[Leo 9]

25. Here they are sitting around a Christmas tree in Riyadh.

Vice President Cheney with King Abdullah in Riyadh on Saturday. (Saudi Press Agency Via Associated Press)

Stepping Into Iraq
Saudi Arabia Will Protect Sunnis if the U.S. Leaves

By Nawaf Obaid
Wednesday, November 29, 2006; Page A23

In February 2003, a month before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, warned President Bush that he would be "solving one problem and creating five more" if he removed Saddam Hussein by force. Had Bush heeded his advice, Iraq would not now be on the brink of full-blown civil war and disintegration.

One hopes he won't make the same mistake again by ignoring the counsel of Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, Prince Turki al-Faisal, who said in a speech last month that "since America came into Iraq uninvited, it should not leave Iraq uninvited." If it does, one of the first consequences will be massive Saudi intervention to stop Iranian-backed Shiite militias from butchering Iraqi Sunnis.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/28/AR2006112801277.html

[peacetalksforall]

7. Chess. They're playing a chess game with countries. Leaders

who are contemptuous of mere people are playing chess with the lives of the little people. They travel to sit across from each other to make their next moves. All agreed to. Do you think Abdullah will be asked for permission to strike Lebanon and Syria instead of Iran? Who knows.

[annabanana]

8. An errand boy! (how humiliating)

He is being sent by Poppy & Baker to touch base with their dear friend. He must be seething.

[catzies]

16. Oh, snap!

:rofl:

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[Donnachaidh]

10. we're going to need two lines

I think quite a few americans want to either dance or evacuate their bladders on this man's grave.

Let's send him 6 months worth of Omaha Steaks, with a case of salt. :sarcasm:

[teryang]

11. To coordinate execution of plan B to thwart congress on...

...foreign policy. The dems are to be "overtaken by events" before the next Congress convenes. Person to person communications among principals required.

[Kenergy]

13. Oh.My.God.

They're planning the next attack on us. Get ready people.

[goforit]

18. It is scarey. Cheney could care less for the US.

[donsu]

14. look out - snake Cheney going to S.A. is bad news

something is up.

the only place the snake goes to is caged hunting fields, funerals, or memorial ceremonies.

any reporters traveling with him?

[undeterred]

15. Are they going hunting after a drinky or two?

[Zorra]

17. "Your Highness, could you please send us more suicide hijackers?"

The republican party needs your help again.

[Raster]

19. And maybe you could find another nationality this time. Maybe mix things

up just a bit.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

20. Makes one wonder

if there wasn't something to Poppy's stepping in to separate those two bad boys, Cheney and Rummy.

[yurbud]

21. seeking political asylum?

[MetaTrope]

22. Anyone notice Bush isn't meeting the Iraqi prime minister IN Iraq?

Maybe it's one of those government-in-exile things now?

[Junkdrawer]

23. Trouble in Paradise?

I wonder if the Saudis are anxious for The Reshaping of the Middle East - Phase II?

Perhaps they got what they wanted in Phase I - US bases gone and Iraqi oil off the market.

[gulliver]

24. So is Cheney Secretary of State?

I mean in addition to being Vice President (and President).