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another_liberal

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5. If democracy takes hold in the Arab World . . .

Reply to bemildred (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 20, 2013, 08:54 PM

Aug 2013

The days of the Saudi royal family are clearly numbered if democracy takes hold in the Arab World. They are willing to pay almost any price to keep the democratically elected government of Egypt out of power.

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Works for me. scooter rider Aug 2013 #1

I took it as sort of a bleat of fear and outrage. nt bemildred Aug 2013 #2

If democracy takes hold in the Arab World . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #5

They are screwed, just a question of time. bemildred Aug 2013 #6

It's been that way for the last 50 years, at least. They used to have us over a barrel(in more ways kelliekat44 Aug 2013 #10

Well said. another_liberal Aug 2013 #11

Sounds like a win/win situation to me Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #3

Autocratic bastards with their feet on the peoples' necks . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #4

I cautiously agree. Little Milly Aug 2013 #9

Not everybody is the US' sockpuppet. Igel Aug 2013 #12

What's a long, long time? Little Milly Aug 2013 #13

saudi kings hate elections rafeh1 Aug 2013 #7

I don't know about that terrorism and sedition thing, in Syria it's anybody but the Brotherhood jakeXT Aug 2013 #8