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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2015, 01:53 PM Mar 2015

Iran is 'taking over Iraq' and Obama must put boots on the ground against Isil, warns Saudi Arabia

Thousands flee Isil-held Tikrit ahead of Iraqi assault as Saudi foreign minister calls for US coalition presence 'on the ground' to prevent Iran overrunning country

Saudi Arabia became the second key American ally in the Middle East to demand President Barack Obama change tack towards Iran on Thursday, as it called for US-led coalition "boots on the ground" to fight Isil.

Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, told John Kerry, the US secretary of state, that he risked allowing Iran to "take over Iraq", echoing Israel's recent concerns over the White House's policy toward Tehran.

The United States and its coalition allies are attacking Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) positions from the air in both Syria and Iraq, but refusing to send troops. As a result, outside Kurdish areas the offensive in both countries is heavily influenced by Iran and its proxy Shia militias such as Hizbollah.

This has raised serious concerns in Saudi Arabia, Iran's Sunni rival for Middle East dominance.

More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11453242/Iran-is-taking-over-Iraq-and-Obama-must-put-boots-on-the-ground-against-Isil-warns-Saudi-Arabia.html

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Iran is 'taking over Iraq' and Obama must put boots on the ground against Isil, warns Saudi Arabia (Original Post) Playinghardball Mar 2015 OP

Screw that. 99Forever Mar 2015 #1

Damn right. Let them deal with their problem. hobbit709 Mar 2015 #3

It's time for the Saudis to join the party! atreides1 Mar 2015 #2

Oh brother. Coventina Mar 2015 #4

The friend of my enemy is my friend and the enemy of my friend is my friend or...never mind. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #5

I thought Iran does not like Isil.... Marrah_G Mar 2015 #6

It's about time Saudi Arabia put it's own armed forces... Spazito Mar 2015 #7

Sounds like a threat. Why are we friends again with Saudi Arabia? Rex Mar 2015 #8

We're friends because they fund Al Qaeda & ISIS 4139 Mar 2015 #9

The world's greatest democracy doesn't take advice from despotic monarchs. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #10

K&R. Don't know whether to laugh or cry. It's such an outrageous "demand" riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #11

99Forever

(14,524 posts)

1. Screw that.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 01:59 PM

Mar 2015

If they want "boots on the ground", send their own.

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. Damn right. Let them deal with their problem.

Reply to 99Forever (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 02:01 PM

Mar 2015

atreides1

(16,079 posts)

2. It's time for the Saudis to join the party!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 02:01 PM

Mar 2015

And they can bring the rest of their Gulf neighbors, too...this is their fight!!!

Time to let go of this sectarian religious bullshit and join hands to fight a common enemy...it wouldn't surprise me if the Saudis and some of the other Arab countries in the Gulf were providing funding for ISIL...playing both sides!!!