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2009-11-07 Arabia

Large Saudi armored force crosses into Yemen to fight Iran-backed rebels

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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-11-07 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11144 views ] Top

#1 Yet another example of brotherly love.

Posted by 3dc 2009-11-07 00:24|| 2009-11-07 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2
(a) That's, to the best of my knowledge, the first time Soodies are actually fighting instead of bribing somebody else to do it for them.
(b) I wonder how many "innocent civilians" they're going to kill and whether somebody will notice?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-11-07 01:50|| 2009-11-07 01:50|| Front Page Top

#3 The Yemeni Houthi rebels are the second Iranian ally to be attacked after Israel's Cast Lead operation against the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza earlier this year.

That's gives me an idea---lets spread rumors that Soodies have IDF advisers with them.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-11-07 02:02|| 2009-11-07 02:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Quagmire!

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-11-07 03:53|| 2009-11-07 03:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Now, G(r)om, this is just mean, next thing you know, there will be rumors flying around about use of WP or DU against hapless civilian refugees - you wouldn't want the UN to make some kind of war crimes push against our friends the suadis, would you? So unfair.

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-11-07 03:56|| 2009-11-07 03:56|| Front Page Top

#6 I would respond to that if I weren't so busy---constructing an argument why Islam is not responsible for Fort Hood massacre. I got stuck on
"Just because a religion has been associated with violence and genocide: both physical and cultural, from its very inception to the present. And, furthermore, openly proclaims that its ultimate intention is World conquest. Is not a reason to discriminate against its adherents."

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-11-07 04:39|| 2009-11-07 04:39|| Front Page Top

#7 G(r)om, instead of constructing and trying to push sophisms like that, I think you should do something constructive instead... like starting a donations campaign so those houthi fellows can start stockpiling rockets, they can then lob randomly toward the nearest saudi population centers (preferably from some kind of school or hospital yard, assuming there are anything like a school or an hospital in there, or even in yemen).

It's the right thing to do, because it's always better to give than to receive, isn't it?

Posted by anonymous5089 2009-11-07 10:25|| 2009-11-07 10:25|| Front Page Top

#8 assuming there are anything like a school or an hospital in there, or even in yemen

Don't be silly. Of course there are. That's where pious muslims go to kidnap and murder stupid infidels.

Posted by ed 2009-11-07 10:59|| 2009-11-07 10:59|| Front Page Top

#9 Nah, I'm spending my money on popcorn.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-11-07 11:01|| 2009-11-07 11:01|| Front Page Top

#10 Don't spend your money on popcorn, Grom. Barbara Scolaut is the RB Popcorn Czar, and we always have a budget item to take care of contingencies like Saudis going into Yemen.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-11-07 16:00|| 2009-11-07 16:00|| Front Page Top

#11 I wonder how many "innocent civilians" they're going to kill and whether somebody will notice?

It's brown-on-brown. Figure the odds.

Posted by Pappy 2009-11-07 19:45|| 2009-11-07 19:45|| Front Page Top

#12 we always have a budget item to take care of contingencies like Saudis going into Yemen.

I am not aware that anyone thought the Saudis would actually use their expensive army for more than parades, Alaska Paul.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-11-07 22:22|| 2009-11-07 22:22|| Front Page Top

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