Saudi Arabia Asks Bush For Immediate Cease-Fire In Middle East Conflict

[kpete]

Top News
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Saudis Ask Bush to Intervene in Mideast


WASHINGTON (AP) - Saudi Arabia asked President Bush on Sunday to
intervene in Israel's military campaign against Hezbollah in
Lebanon to stop the mounting deaths.

``We are requesting a cease-fire to allow for a cessation of
hostilities,'' Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said
after an Oval Office meeting with Bush.

Saud said he gave the president a letter from Saudi King
Abdullah asking that Bush help seek an immediate cease-fire in the
Middle East conflict.

Saud, the Saudi Ambassador to the United States, Prince Turki
al-Faisal, and Prince Bandar bin Sultan, chief of the Saudi
National Security Council, met with Bush for more than an hour
Sunday.

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[ShortnFiery]

1. There you go. We're losing the Arab states ...

If this continues, I fear that the weaker Lebanese Army will go and fight along side "their brothers" of Hezbollah.

If our goal was to marginalize this organization to a small number of political positions, we have been instead, their most prized recruiter.

Do any of the clueless a**holes in the * Administration ever bother to crack open a Introductory Sociology Textbook? :grr:

[Karenca]

2. No the assholes do not get it.

Pretty soon the whole world will hate us (we're almost there)
We'll be considered a cancer that needs to be snuffed out.

What this administration is doing to us!

[ShortnFiery]

3. But all our whorish Cable News media says that "we're winning"

In fact chocolate rations have been increased for this entire week.

No! Dear Leader and our sell-out representatives are always talking to the camera what a grand plan we all are following to SPREAD DEMOCRACY.

Are you going to believe Our Dear Leaders pontifications on the M$M, or you're own stinking eyes from alternative / other Nation's news sources?!? :P

Buckle up Winston Smith, it's going to be a bumpy ride of jingoism and bluster ... and a whole lotta killing for our beloved War Profiteering Corporations. :puke:

[Karenca]

5. I am very scared, seriously. ..nt

[peacetalksforall]

9. I think they get it and don't give a damn. They are the lords of the

planet. PNAC acting on behalf of and for their baron backers. None of them give a damn.

[partylessinOhio]

4. The Saudis should use the oil threat on his royal lowness.

The Saudis could crush * and they certainly don't have to take any crap from him.

[greguganus]

7. Better start saving up for that TeslaCar! n/t

[Spazito]

10. If the Saudi kingdom feels like their continued reign is sufficiently

threatened, they may well, in turn, threaten the US/bush cabal to retaliate economically. One wonders if the letter delivered may well contain such a threat.

[pinto]

6. Interesting turn of events.

[Aviation Pro]

8. The rudepundit might say the following....

...and because the Saudi family asked George to bend over and spread them wide, he will gratefully comply with their request.

[me b zola]

11. Oh, to be a fly on the wall...

I can't help but wonder if the Saudis were really asking bush* for a cease-fire, or if that sound bite is just meant to squelch a potential Shiite uprising within Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Royal family has for years walked a thin line between their cozy relationship with American oil barons and the people of their kingdom.

I wonder what is really going on between the House of Saud and bush*co. It is so difficult to see reality from the smoke & mirrors that bush*co uses to operate.

[Strelnikov_]

12. Flew All The Way Back To Receive A Letter

Guess we know who's boss now.