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World War III: Saudi Arabia vs. Iran?

| Fri Dec. 22, 2006 10:38 AM PST

Not to oversensationalize or anything, but it is a little unsettling when the Saudis let it be known (as they have for some time now) that if (and that's not really a very big if, is it?) Iran goes nuclear, they will too... and that they would not hesitate to intervene in Iraq's civil war on the side of the Sunnis if Shia power gets too great... and when, at the same time, the office of the Vice President comes down hard in favor of a Shia government in Iraq, butchery of Sunnis notwithstanding... and when, finally, news that there's a major struggle going on in the Saudi government over "a clash of civilizations" with Iran is buried on Page 14 in the New York Times. Peace on earth, everyone.

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Submitted by Alan (not verified) on Sun Jan. 14, 2007 4:40 PM PST.

Opening Salvos of a greater Middle East War -

A war involving the US, Israel, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda?..

http://www.crusade-media.com/news46.html

Submitted by Alan (not verified) on Sun Jan. 14, 2007 4:40 PM PST.

Opening Salvos of a greater Middle East War -

A war involving the US, Israel, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda?..

http://www.crusade-media.com/news46.html

Submitted by Ames Tiedeman (not verified) on Fri Dec. 22, 2006 1:21 PM PST.

We must bomb Iran and then isolate Iran for decades to come.

Submitted by GDAEman (not verified) on Fri Dec. 29, 2006 2:06 PM PST.

I'm in the camp that says we'll know it when WWIII starts in earnest.

That said, evidence suggests we're well on our way:
http://gdaeman.blogspot.com/2006/12/world-war-iii-has-it-started.html

Submitted by John Fleischer (not verified) on Fri Dec. 29, 2006 5:19 PM PST.

It looks like that the Saudis are on the side of Israel. Does this make sense? Let us all give peace a chance this Christmas season and not talk about killing people.