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Demeter

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5. Saudis are officially hoist on their own petard
Sat Mar 28, 2015, 08:39 PM
Mar 2015

and this country had better bow out of the entire Yemen strife. We've done enough damage.

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ISIS Denounces Saudi Airstrikes In Yemen bemildred Mar 2015 #1
Dang, ISIS sure is picky. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #2
What is a "well-known radical user" and why should the world care what he/she posts? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #3
The person presumably reflects ISIS thinking. For what it's worth. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #4
Don't be surprised if the Houthis and ISIS ally against the Saudis and their minions. bemildred Mar 2015 #6
I would be surprised if that happened. ISIS considers the Houthis "evil Shiite" apostates. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #9
Any effort to link ISIS to the Houthis is doomed to fail on the clear historical and political facts Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #10
It all depends on whom you hate the most. bemildred Mar 2015 #13
I haven't heard that the Houthis are radical fundamentalists riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #20
Saudis are officially hoist on their own petard Demeter Mar 2015 #5
The moral confusion on Yemen bemildred Mar 2015 #7
Interesting opinion, but Pakistan is not going to get involved in this, geographically distant. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #12
PM offers to send Pak Army troops to Saudi Arabia bemildred Mar 2015 #14
That is not going to happen, Pakistan is a democracy, the PM does not have absolute authority. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #15
perpetual chaos is the new normal ...nt quadrature Mar 2015 #8
Perpetual chaos is the OLD normal as well! FrodosPet Mar 2015 #17
I've seen unconfirmed reports Iranian General Qassem Soleimani is in Yemen. roamer65 Mar 2015 #11
There are a whole raft of "unconfirmed reports" about Iran's role. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #18
Saudis must not worry at all about 'collateral damage' Sunlei Mar 2015 #16
?????? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #19
how do the rebels get supplies? quadrature Mar 2015 #21
From the army bases they overrun? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #22
these people are clueless as to how to fight a war ... quadrature Mar 2015 #23
Uh, it's the Houthis' country, not the Saudis'. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #24
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