> From: John D. Giorgis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > At 01:22 AM 3/27/2004 -0600 The Fool wrote:
> >Was there any substantive reason in January 2002 not to say that Treasury > >Undersecretary John Taylor and other senior administration officials were > >angry and deeply upset at the failure of Saudi Arabia to assist in > >shutting down terrorist financing? > > Criticism of the Sauds would have hampered the war in Iraq. > > In addition, it may have hampered cooperation from the Saudis in other areas. > > >Wasn't this something we wanted to > >have public in order to put more pressure on the House of Saud? > > By "increasing pressure on the House of Saud" are you support regime change > in Saudi Arabia? Yes. > I think that many people here have argued that we should be careful about > how much we undermine the House of Saud, as these people believe that > whatever regime replaces the House of Saud would only be worse. It's a chance worth taking. Or are you arguing whatever regime replaces Saddam Hussein would only be worse? _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
