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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:32 AM Nov 2017

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia asks its citizens to leave Lebanon

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BEIRUT (AP) - Saudi Arabia orders its citizens out of Lebanon "immediately"

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This is NOT good.

Edit: Added AP source.

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BREAKING: Saudi Arabia asks its citizens to leave Lebanon (Original Post) MelissaB Nov 2017 OP

WTF is going on over there? Initech Nov 2017 #1

Ask Kushner malaise Nov 2017 #6

What does this mean? bearsfootball516 Nov 2017 #2

I feel like we know virtually nothing about what S. Arabia is up to--esp since Kushner's infamous hlthe2b Nov 2017 #3

Uh oh, looks like they are fixing to go to war with Lebanon.... FM123 Nov 2017 #4

escalation of the proxy war with Iran SJMULE Nov 2017 #5

Bingo. nt trc Nov 2017 #7

Setup of a "wag the dog" scenario? Wednesdays Nov 2017 #8

How crazy is the world... Xolodno Nov 2017 #9

Initech

(100,076 posts)

1. WTF is going on over there?

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:35 AM

Nov 2017

malaise

(268,998 posts)

6. Ask Kushner

Reply to Initech (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:44 AM

Nov 2017

They're going to attack Lebanon for the US & Israel. Enough of a mess isn't enough for these fuckers.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)

2. What does this mean?

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:39 AM

Nov 2017

hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)

3. I feel like we know virtually nothing about what S. Arabia is up to--esp since Kushner's infamous

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:40 AM

Nov 2017

visit.

Damn. this worries me.

FM123

(10,053 posts)

4. Uh oh, looks like they are fixing to go to war with Lebanon....

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:41 AM

Nov 2017

[link:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lebanon-politics-saudi/saudi-arabia-says-lebanon-has-declared-war-on-it-idUSKBN1D62NQ|

SJMULE

(193 posts)

5. escalation of the proxy war with Iran

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:42 AM

Nov 2017

Hezzbollah, backed by Iran is entrenched in Lebanon. More war and instability in the Middle East with the support of BLOTUS.

trc

(823 posts)

7. Bingo. nt

Reply to SJMULE (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 10:47 AM

Nov 2017

Wednesdays

(17,374 posts)

8. Setup of a "wag the dog" scenario?

Reply to trc (Reply #7)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 11:49 AM

Nov 2017

Xolodno

(6,395 posts)

9. How crazy is the world...

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Nov 9, 2017, 12:03 PM

Nov 2017

...when it looks like Israel might be the Saudi Arabia proxy in a war with Iran.

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