"King Salman’s War" Topic
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Tango01 | 27 Jan 2015 9:48 p.m. PST |
"In March 2009, the Obama administration's top counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, met with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at his palace in Riyadh. Brennan requested on President Barack Obama's behalf that the kingdom reach out to then-Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Brennan asked the Saudis to appoint an ambassador to Baghdad, and to invite the Iraqi leader to Riyadh. Abdullah refused, saying that al-Maliki had "opened the door for Iranian influence in Iraq" and had lied to him. "I don't trust this man," Abdullah said, according to a classified U.S. cable disclosed by WikiLeaks. "He is an Iranian agent." Since his death on Friday at age 90 and his succession by his half-brother Salman, Abdullah has been praised as a cautious reformer and shrewd politician who shaped Saudi policy for nearly 20 years, after his predecessor had a stroke and Abdullah ruled as crown prince in the king's name. Abdullah introduced modest political reforms, shaped a muscular foreign policy and oversaw economic expansion fueled by periods of booming oil prices. But Abdullah also presided over a proxy war with Saudi Arabia's regional rival, Iran—a series of battles in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Lebanon and Bahrain—that have defined the Middle East since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. He also oversaw Saudi attempts to choke off revolutionary momentum in the region since the Arab uprisings of 2011. The House of Saud was the primary regional force that propped up Bahrain's Sunni minority regime after popular protests in 2011 and backed Egypt's military when it ousted the elected president in July 2013…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Deadone | 27 Jan 2015 10:02 p.m. PST |
Great insightful article. |
Tango01 | 27 Jan 2015 11:35 p.m. PST |
Happy you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Agree with you. Amicalement Armand |
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