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Originally Posted by timmgirvan
DTS: so what do you think? I believe that Cheney is in S.A. to talk about the possible influence of Saudis to Iraq situation. Pull out your "magic pencil" and connect the dots for me. They could've moved the bin Laden and Saudis' so that they wouldn't be slaughtered in the streets by civilians after 9/11
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Timm,
Like you, I have no "inside information" about the discussion between Cheney and King Abdullah that transpired today.
I can speculate that the main reason was either to prepare them for US withdrawl and admission of failure, attempting to gain support to talk to Sadr so as to "put out the fire", or perhaps forge some kind of cobbled alliance between Syria, Jordan and maybe Egypt. I won't know until the "official" report is reported in the press. Even then, I'll have my doubts.
Do you know which international company supplies oil pumping technology and pipeline supplies? Clue...read about the company that Cheney was the former CEO and still holds considerable stock. Nothing would amaze me.
As far as moving the bin Laden family and the Sauds out of the country, seems to me they could have stayed either in their hotel rooms for a few days or gone to Crawford for a month or two. Most folks didn't even know they were here in the states until after they were rushed out.
Why do you think they were?