King Abdullah: U.S. Occupation Threatening Civil War
On Wednesday, Saudi King Abdullah had this to say about the US "In beloved Iraq, blood flows between brothers in the shadow of illegitimate foreign occupation and hateful sectarianism, threatening a civil war."in response to that, Undersecretary of State Burns said it could have been"misreported by the media"
Dana Perino White House Spokeswoman:
"It is not accurate to say that the United States is occupyingIraq"
"When it comes to the coalition forces being in Iraq, we are there under the U.N. Security Council resolutions and at the invitation of the Iraqi people,"
It seems we are wearing out our welcome with the Iraqi people. Things aren't getting better for them.
The Middle east is such a volatile region, that even our allies are onthe fence about the war and how they view our policies. Saudi Arabia is an ally of ours,and there is speculation that they aresupplying Sunni insurgents with weapons because of their belief that Iran is supplying theShiite faction in Iraq. We should be talking to our allies as well as ourenemies, and the recent statement by King Abdullah shows how important that isconsidering our "friends" look at us as "occupiers".
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