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Our Saudi Arabian allies
Shoula Romano Horing
Published: 15.04.11, 00:02
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31. # Not friend but a temporary ally!!
Austin ,   Huston, US   (04.15.11)
US helped and fought for Saudi Arabia's survival not because they are friends but because they have similar interests protecting the OIL.
32. #10, #26#7;US is Saudi Arabia's ally
Bob ,   Chicago, US   (04.15.11)
Why the US , the leader of the free world can be Saudi Arabia friend and ally and many Americans die for them and little Israel cannot? Why were you not outraged by the fact that Obama bowed to King Abdallah???
33. Better Yet, drill, drill, drill
seth bullock ,   south dakota   (04.15.11)
Drill wherever we need to in order to get off Mideast oil. Without their oil, we could finally fight them as the enemies of the West that they are. Isn't everyone tired of tip-toeing around them? Screw them and their 5000 princes. If that means drilling in Alaska, do it. Wouldn't getting off Mideast oil be worth the loss of a tiny piece of Alaskan wilderness? Of course it would.
34. UAE public opinion is also a lot less anti Israel
Omri ,   Israel   (04.15.11)
Then in the rest of the Arab world. In the Arab peninsula people hate Israel just a bit more then they hate the Palestinians so it has a huge potential. No need to make them pro Israeli because that would be impossible. All that needs to be done is carefully make them a little more any Pali or a bit less anti Israel and walla! No to mention those are advanced countries, not a third world s**t where hatred is the only thing uniting people. What could you want more for an Arab country?
35. Very Foolish Reporter
James ,   Manchester UK   (04.15.11)
Am i the only one that finds it funny that this is calling for Saudi Arabia to be Israels ally and then refers to the gulf as the "Persian Gulf"
36. ignorance
olavi ,   espoo, finland   (04.15.11)
This article is rubbish. Only most naive peple will rely on arabs. They are concionless opportunist without any common strategy, because they ack intelligence to understand things as they are.
37. Idealism vs realism
Kazim Ali ,   Kut, Iraq   (04.15.11)
To # 32 , I think you are either an extreme idealist or you simply typical midwesterner , I e, far removed from the intricate power play in the middle east region .You should go back to the library.
38. Ben Franklin
Brad ,   Champaign, Illinois   (04.15.11)
“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.” Ms. Horing, you offer a lot of complaints with no real solutions.
39. My enemies' enemies are not our friend
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (04.16.11)
The Saudis have lead the hate Israel crowd doesn't mean that they would have anything to do with us. No this is a truly dumb idea. The House of Saud is going to fall like every other Fascist Arab regime.
40. to # 7
INCONITO ,   france   (04.16.11)
Hey man stop smoking grass English is not good for your health Menthal.do you think Israel can attack Iran? then is that you do not even read what the Israelis soldiers them even think, seriously doubt about efficiency of an attack, but in response iran can launch reprisals that will explode their hearts to 'israel. Furthermore Iran has the bomb, since mastering enrichment and develloped new generations of centrifuges performance .... The rest is a matter of time .... a country of 6 million vs. a giant of 80 million lol hey man do not cry too much when even when Iran take its first nuclear tests! iran has the bomb and no matter if Israel attacked the facilities under the mountains of granite are not concerned with your mouth
41. to#22 ABOUT STUXNET PROPAGANDA
younes   (04.16.11)
STUXNET was defeated by the Iranian. the IAEA and the American's studies have confrimed. firstly destroyed the centrifuges were replaced very quickly and the stockpile of enriched uranium have grown up without interruption! Secondly iran has finally managed to develop second generation of operational centrifuges very effective and which are expected at the qom plant this summer . so if all your hopes rest on stuxnet prepare your hankies, Iranians defeated stuxnet its a fact and this time they are on their guard! it will not be easy to repeat Plant qom is invulnerable by air attack. conclusion, Iran will get the nuclear capabilty despite any israeli's bravado
42. No.18 has it spot on!
Faraz ,   Meldreth, UK   (04.16.11)
It seems sometimes that random Israeli commentators think it is appropriate to write drivel in favour of despots and murderers all over the world. Israel's reaction to the current upheaval in the Middle East is understandably one of pure self-interest, as is that of Iran and the US. Israel supported Mubarak, but condemned Gadafi (becuase one tolerated Israel and the other despises it); Iran supports Assad and condemned Mubarak (one relies on Iran, the other despises it); the US has to show its people it supports democratic movements everywhere in the worl (stuck between a rock and a hard place). As for Saudi Arabia, it may detest Iran (at least the leadership), but if the population ever got an inkling that these pompous, bloated royal penguins had anything to do with Israel, then their throne would simply topple (which is by no means a bad thing).
43. no. 42, so you love your enemies and despise your friends?
Ben Alofs ,   Bangor, UK   (04.16.11)
according to your twisted logic this is how you should function leave Israel alone, it is a small country managing to survive in a tough neighborhood, if not bothered by them it doesn't need to hurt them go after Turkey, Iran, Syria, Mafia Families of Arabia, they are all vying for control of Middle East and subvert each other toward this end, not Israel.
44. #14 - Debka... aaaahhhhahahahahaha
seadog1946 ,   ArthurKill, NY   (04.16.11)
45. #3 - you always destroy things as late as possible!
michael redbourn ,   Arad, Israel   (04.16.11)
The subject line seems clear, but if not .. If you destroy something when it's first started then it quickly gets back to the stage when it was bombed. If you destroy it near to its completion then it takes much much longer to rebuild it. MIchael
46. #33 - Israel may soon be a leading oil exporter ..
michael redbourn ,   Arad, Israel   (04.16.11)
Israel possibly had the world's 3rd largest deposits of shale oil. Difficult to extract ? Yes, but new technology should soon make it cheap and produce water at the same time! http://tiny.cc/israel-has-oil The above might be your dream come true. Michael
47. Israel and Saudi as Allies
Edward ,   Savannah, USA   (04.16.11)
This guy was doing very well until he got to pt. #4 "...and the know how to stop the Iranian menace"!!! Well, the points that he missed was that the other two nuclear reactors that Israel bombed in Iraq and Syria were above ground reactors. Most of Iran's nuclear work is going on in deep blast proof enclaves that will take America's bunker busting technology to deliver. Israel does NOT have that capability. Also, Israel will now be committing suicide if it does target Iran's operating nuclear facilities that are above ground. The time to have bombed those out of existance was when they were empty of their nuclear fuel rods. Once they come on-line, Israel will expose itself to nuclear fallout like Japan should they bomb working facilities. A case of too little, too late!!!
48. Looking for suckers ? ,...
split ,   US   (04.17.11)
49. wrong wrong wrong
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (04.17.11)
Historically, the Persians have always been Israeli allies and they have never attacked Israel. The Arabs are historically the enemies of both the Jews (starting their current wave of anti-Jewish genocide in 1920) and of the Persians (look at the Saudi-funded Iraqi war against Iran). For Saudi Arabia, the extermination of the Jews is a religious commandment. Their biggest hope is that Israel and Iran destroy each other. The Saudis are the source of antisemitism and anti-Israel activity in the US. And to be honest, there is no evidence of aggression against Israel from the Iranians, just empty declarations. Israel should sit back, let Iran destroy the Saudis and make peace when the dust clears.
50. Alliances between the Jewish State and the Arab Muslim M.E.
Chris ,   Dallas, USA   (04.17.11)
Saudi is an ally of the USA and the USA is Israel's biggest supporter on the planet. Iran used to be an ally of both Israel and the USA when the Shah was the Big Man. Those days are over. All that said, the USA, the West, the UN, the Quartet, etc. etc. cannot, will not bring peace to your region. Only the actors on the ground can do that. Yes, from where I sit in the Land of the Great White Uncle and Prez Obama, it looks like it would be easier to walk to Mars. But only the players in the region can do the job. Do not hesitate, and don't buy into false promises that only deliver madness. Shalom. Salaam. Pax. Peace, etc.
51. #49Hitler did not make empty declarations
Dan ,   Dallas, US   (04.17.11)
History shows us that when evil regime declares its evil intentions we should listen to them. maybe they tell the truth! No body believed Hitler; they thought he was simply a crazy man. Yes, he was crazy and evil! The iranians people are not evil, the leadership is.
52. arab proverb?
ed ,   reno, america   (04.17.11)
i am sorry that this woman thinks that this proverb is of any importance. saudi arabi is Israels enemy period! the question comes down to how do you know that you can trust the enemy of your enemy? and the answer is you can't!
53. R. Horing: Isarel has been coordinating with Saudi for years
Bruce Stein ,   Chicago   (04.17.11)
I am delighted that you finally figured it out!
54. saudi as allies?
Irv ,   usa   (04.19.11)
There is a two headed snake of evil in this world and saudi arabia is one of them. Iran is the other. Let us DEFEAT our enemies not embrace the evil barbarians.
55. to 41
Eric ,   Israel   (10.03.11)
Everythimg which is human build can be destroyed any Iranian bomb will make Iran immediately a target for all the rest of the world. Having in view that such a bomb will be echivalent to the one in Hiroshima and israel has bombs upto 50 hiroshimas I dont think it will be smart to play the game. latest studies show in case of use of Nuclear weapons israel may loose around 500 k people iran will be loosing all of its cities or 40 million people and cease to exist as a state
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