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'Thank God for the Saudis': ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback
U.S lawmakers encouraged officials in Riyadh to arm Syrian rebels. Now that strategy may have created a monster in the Middle East.
Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar, John McCain told CNNs Candy Crowley in January 2014. Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar, and for our Qatari friends, the senator said once again a month later, at the Munich Security Conference.
McCain was praising Prince Bandar bin Sultan, then the head of Saudi Arabias intelligence services and a former ambassador to the United States, for supporting forces fighting Bashar al-Assads regime in Syria. McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham had previously met with Bandar to encourage the Saudis to arm Syrian rebel forces.
But shortly after McCains Munich comments, Saudi Arabias King Abdullah relieved Bandar of his Syrian covert-action portfolio, which was then transferred to Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. By mid-April, just two weeks after President Obama met with King Abdullah on March 28, Bandar had also been removed from his position as head of Saudi intelligenceaccording to official government statements, at his own request. Sources close to the royal court told me that, in fact, the king fired Bandar over his handling of the kingdoms Syria policy and other simmering tensions, after initially refusing to accept Bandars offers to resign.
'Thank God for the Saudis': ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback - Steve Clemons - The Atlantic
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Reagan met with the Afghan Mujahideen, later to become the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Reagan would call these religious fanatics and cutthroats "freedom fighters."
Those "freedom fighters' later became ISIS
Another Abomination created and fostered by THE US
ISIS, Al Qaeda 2.0!
Osama bin Laden, Americas bogyman, was recruited by the CIA in 1979 at the very outset of the US sponsored jihad. He was 22 years old and was trained in a CIA sponsored guerilla training camp
Reagan met with the Afghan Mujahideen, later to become the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Reagan would call these religious fanatics and cutthroats "freedom fighters."
Those "freedom fighters' later became ISIS
Another Abomination created and fostered by THE US
ISIS, Al Qaeda 2.0!
Reagan met with the Afghan Mujahideen, later to become the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Reagan would call these religious fanatics and cutthroats "freedom fighters."
Those "freedom fighters' later became ISIS
Another Abomination created and fostered by THE US
ISIS, Al Qaeda 2.0!
All true, but the American government will never admit it.
Oh, and...
general hamid gul | Veterans Today
Osama bin Laden, Americas bogyman, was recruited by the CIA in 1979 at the very outset of the US sponsored jihad. He was 22 years old and was trained in a CIA sponsored guerilla training camp
Ronald Reagan meets Afghan Mujahideen Commanders at the White House in 1985 (Reagan Archives)
Stick that useless shit back up your ass. Reagan sold weapons to Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. Operation Cyclone, Iran-Contra, CIA training and funding the Mujahideen, foreign aid to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, all helped create the modern jihad. Rumsfeld fondling Saddam's balls in 1983 while the Kurds were being gassed? Do Republicans just forget all of their contributions to this endless, unwinnable, Vietnam-style clusterfuck?Talk about being late to the party. We have been warning you guys about this for months. We have been warning you guys about supporting radical islamists against Assad(supposedly the new hitler that carried out so called chemical attacks which were never proven). But no, you guys insisted on supporting "democracy" in Syria all the while ignoring that the weapons we were supplying were going to radicals, and we were helping the Saudis do the same.
Now in Iraq, you reap what you sow liberals and neo-cons.
Ronald Reagan meets Afghan Mujahideen Commanders at the White House in 1985 (Reagan Archives)
Interesting. Obama as President set Foreign policy not Senator McCain. Kerry carries it out. Yet here we have the left blaming McCain for a policy established and promoted by the White House. Talk about stupid.
Interesting. Obama as President set Foreign policy not Senator McCain. Kerry carries it out. Yet here we have the left blaming McCain for a policy established and promoted by the White House. Talk about stupid.
Stupid was supporting the invasion of Iraq given the geo-political conditions of the region.
THAT was extremely stupid.
'Thank God for the Saudis': ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback
U.S lawmakers encouraged officials in Riyadh to arm Syrian rebels. Now that strategy may have created a monster in the Middle East.
Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar, John McCain told CNNs Candy Crowley in January 2014. Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar, and for our Qatari friends, the senator said once again a month later, at the Munich Security Conference.
McCain was praising Prince Bandar bin Sultan, then the head of Saudi Arabias intelligence services and a former ambassador to the United States, for supporting forces fighting Bashar al-Assads regime in Syria. McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham had previously met with Bandar to encourage the Saudis to arm Syrian rebel forces.
But shortly after McCains Munich comments, Saudi Arabias King Abdullah relieved Bandar of his Syrian covert-action portfolio, which was then transferred to Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. By mid-April, just two weeks after President Obama met with King Abdullah on March 28, Bandar had also been removed from his position as head of Saudi intelligenceaccording to official government statements, at his own request. Sources close to the royal court told me that, in fact, the king fired Bandar over his handling of the kingdoms Syria policy and other simmering tensions, after initially refusing to accept Bandars offers to resign.
'Thank God for the Saudis': ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback - Steve Clemons - The Atlantic
Brought to you by the same people that did 9/11..
you're correct
we always knew the Saudis funded the 9/11 hijackers and other terrorists. i'm not sure why this is a revelation.
'Thank God for the Saudis': ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback
U.S lawmakers encouraged officials in Riyadh to arm Syrian rebels. Now that strategy may have created a monster in the Middle East.
“Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar,” John McCain told CNN’s Candy Crowley in January 2014. “Thank God for the Saudis and Prince Bandar, and for our Qatari friends,” the senator said once again a month later, at the Munich Security Conference.
McCain was praising Prince Bandar bin Sultan, then the head of Saudi Arabia’s intelligence services and a former ambassador to the United States, for supporting forces fighting Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. McCain and Senator Lindsey Graham had previously met with Bandar to encourage the Saudis to arm Syrian rebel forces.
But shortly after McCain’s Munich comments, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah relieved Bandar of his Syrian covert-action portfolio, which was then transferred to Saudi Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. By mid-April, just two weeks after President Obama met with King Abdullah on March 28, Bandar had also been removed from his position as head of Saudi intelligence—according to official government statements, at “his own request.” Sources close to the royal court told me that, in fact, the king fired Bandar over his handling of the kingdom’s Syria policy and other simmering tensions, after initially refusing to accept Bandar’s offers to resign.
'Thank God for the Saudis': ISIS, Iraq, and the Lessons of Blowback - Steve Clemons - The Atlantic
Brought to you by the same people that did 9/11..
You have a great argument until you got to that last line!
And then there's O and mccain supporting the isis syrian rebels. I guess the saudis are being our allies, supporting the same enemy. Lol.
Obama Authorizes Sending Weapons To Syrian Rebels
And then there's O and mccain supporting the isis syrian rebels. I guess the saudis are being our allies, supporting the same enemy. Lol.
Obama Authorizes Sending Weapons To Syrian Rebels
right... and?
McCain and the bomb bomb bomb iran crowed were yelling that we should send troops.
that didn't happen, did it?
nope.
