#2 "bilateral security between Saudi Arabia and Iran"
Oh, baby. So they're definitely paying attention in Riyadh. On the surface this appears to be a Muzzy First™ move -- not the usual smart Saudi move given the obviously inevitable collision between the Mad Mullahs and US...
So did they just lay their bet on the US blinks square... or will they just abrogate the instant the fur starts flying. Should they be betting right, what do they gain? Should they be wrong, well now, they'll have put themselves on the wrong side of the equation regards the US - and that may make things much easier for us.
There must be some aspect of the internal succession struggle in this equation and Nayef (Saudairi) move. Any of the Magic Kingdom folks have any ideas on this aspect?
Picking this apart and inserting the relevant weighted values should keep some Pentagon and Foggy Bottom people up for a few nights...
Interesting to consider the ramifications and possibilities, no? This is truly global poker.
So what's the take here? Any notions of what the equations look like now? Lol! |
The Kingdom yesterday renewed its condemnation of the terrorist attacks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh and expressed sympathy with families of the victims. The Cabinet, which met yesterday under Crown Prince Abdullah, sent condolences to the Egyptian government and people and wished a speedy recovery for the injured. Acting Minister of Culture and Information Abdul Mohsen Al-Akkas told the Saudi Press Agency that the Cabinet authorized Interior Minister Prince Naif to initiate talks with Iran for the conclusion of a bilateral security agreement that would allow the extradition of suspects and convicted individuals from the two countries. Prince Naif had requested the Council of Ministers to authorize him to initiate talks with the Iranian side to prepare a draft agreement on bilateral security between Saudi Arabia and Iran and submit the final copy to the Cabinet for approval.