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Saudis Lobbied John McCain & Lindsey Graham to sell War.
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Bin Laden said he intentionally goaded America in to a war in the middle east to "bleed America to the point of bankruptcy." Well, as it turns out, ISIL and Saudi Arabia are trying to goad America into another war in the middle east and they've enlisted John McCain and Lindsey Graham to sell us that war.
An August 2013 the Wall Street Journal http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/16/1330029/-Saudis-Lobbied-John-McCain-Lindsey-Graham-to-sell-War reports that Saudi Arabia's Foreign Policy includes overthrowing Syrian government, which is Shiite, to put in place their own Sunni government so they, Saudis, can ultimately control Damascus.
That's a hefty goal the Saudis have -- control Damascus. And they want 'who' to fight for 'their' goal to control Damascus? You guessed it, none other than the U.S. Military.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323423804579024452583045962
Saudi Arabia's ultimate goal is to control Damascus,
Saudi Prince Bandar appears to go to any length, including threats of terrorist attacks, to get his way,
Saudis are the largest bankroller for worldwide Sunni Terrorist groups: al-Qaeda, including ISIL, Hamas and the Taliban,
At one point, Saudi Prince Bandar expressed a desire for genocide against Shiites,
ISIL is committing genocide against Shiites,
Suspicions that ISIL is a covert operation by the Saudis,
2 years after Prince Bandar was put in charge of toppling the Syrian (Shiite) government, al-Qaeda in Iraq (ISIL) expands into Syria with lightening speed and as the most well-funded Terrorist group,
Saudi Prince Bandar enlisted Senator John McCain, Senator Lindsey Graham, early on, to goad America back into a middle east war so that Saudi Arabia can use the U.S. Military in securing Saudi Arabia's ultimate goal: control of Damascus, Syria.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Sorry, couldn't resist.
strawberries
(498 posts)I needed a laugh.
mercuryblues
(14,530 posts)If you squeeze my balls harder, I will give you anything you want.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)It's bombs away and troops on the ground again.
Congressional hearing and Adam Schiff is going to offer some kind of agreement that Obama has 18 Months to do whatever he wants to do. It will replace the AUMF which only authorized Iraq Invasion... Supposedly there's little opposition to more war in House & Senate and Gen. Dempsey says we will probably need boots on the ground to work with Iraq Military to take back Mosul. Obama says he has the right to bomb in Syria whether Assad approves or not.
So here we go. The Hawks/Neocons have won.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)They can also give all the cash they want to their prefered candidates.
Also, the second largest shareholder of Fox is Prince Alaweed.
Keep that in mind
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)Xolodno
(6,390 posts)...and proxy for the cold war between Iran (Persia) and Saudi Arabia.
They already know they don't have to get the whole government on board. Just get a few key influential ones...I wouldn't be surprised if it came out 50 years from now, after they are both dead, that McCain and Graham had an "indirect" slush fund in some country.
I don't believe Obama will put "boots on the ground" to preserve his legacy....but he's only got two more years. We had "no fly zones" over Iraq for over 8 years. Whoever the next president is, will be forced to do the dirty deed.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)Are_grits_groceries
(17,111 posts)They have funded them for a while. They want a Sunni bulwark against a possible Shite alliance of Iraq and Iran. They are short-sighted because ISIS will eat their government at the first chance they get.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)look like a bunch of stooges for supporting these kinds of bullshit machinations.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)is still culpable for attempting to force us into war.
Why isn't all of this common knowledge and mentioned all over the damn news media?
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)Aerows
(39,961 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)the entire Middle East.
K&R.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)what it sounds like to me, too, and they want the US to do the dirty work for them.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)So what if a few million people get killed? Collateral damage means progress.