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Originally Posted by John Preston Saudi Arabia
Iran
In that order, for the Middle Eastern location.
Why? SA is one of the top oil producers, and Iran is slightly behind it in oil.
If America continues with their quest for oil then that will be how it goes.
As for outside of the Middle East I don't know...perhaps we'll invade Latin America a few more times..?  |
Actually, I'd be more likely to think either Syria or Iran.
The Bush family personally, have strong ties with the ruling Saudi family...
I'd also think that PNAC wouldn't support overthrowing the current ruling Saudi family.
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Saudi Sunshine
The Washington Post
Wednesday, July 30, 2003; Page A18
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THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S refusal to declassify a 28-page section of the congressional 9/11 report dealing with Saudi Arabia has touched off a round of allegations -- most notably, that the secrecy protects Saudi sensibilities, not American security. The charges are not coming only from Democrats keen to criticize the administration. "My judgment is 95 percent of that information could be declassified," said Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.), a former ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Sunday. Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" why the material isn't public, Mr. Shelby said, "I think it might be embarrassing to some international relations." The committee's current chairman, Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), told CBS's "Face the Nation" that he "was unhappy with the amount of material that was redacted," or left out, of the public version of the report. And after initially saying he was "not sure" whether the redactions were meant to protect the Saudi royal family, he agreed that "part of that was redacted to protect the Saudis."
For their part, the Saudis don't want the protection, complaining that they cannot respond to blacked-out information. The Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud Faisal, met with President Bush yesterday to request that the pages be released -- having made the reasonable judgment that whatever is in the report cannot be more damaging than the perception that the material must be excised for the kingdom's own protection. But even before the meeting took place, Mr. Bush had publicly rejected the Saudi request. The president maintained that disclosure could compromise an ongoing investigation and intelligence sources and methods -- a stance that directly contradicted the position of senators of both parties. The president ought to reconsider: The outside reactions strongly suggest there is no compelling reason to keep the information under wraps.
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...but then, a "socially unstable" region like Venezula would be so much easier of a campaign, than say possibly Iran.
Though I would think it would be eaiser to "sell" another Middle Eastern War to the American public(considering they're paying for it), than a short Venezula campaign in latin America.
Quite simply I suppose, there's alot more "perceivable" threats within the Mid East region.
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