The U.S. military has set the stability of Saudi Arabia as a key goal in 2005.
| That sounds encouraging... |
U.S. officials said the Defense Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff have determined that the stability of Saudi Arabia would be a priority over the next year. They said Saudi stability and improved U.S. relations with Riyad were vital for Gulf regional security and American interests in the Middle East. The U.S. agenda has been relayed to Saudi Arabia by both the Pentagon and military. Officials said that over the next few months the Bush administration would seek to accelerate efforts to improve military and security cooperation with Riyad. During his visit to Riyad over the weekend, U.S. Central Command chief Gen. John Abizaid discussed plans to expand military cooperation with Saudi Arabia. Abizaid said the top priorities of the U.S. military in 2005 included U.S. help to Saudi Arabia for the war against Al Qaida.
| And Abizaid was calling the other day for tougher actions against Salafism... |
| Is that "stable" in the sense of "Yasser Arafat stable"? |
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