They need the oil money as much as the West needs the oil

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Post #11,699 by bluke 10/4/01 4:34:05 AM Reply	They need the oil money as much as the West needs the oil Saudia Arabia is a big welfare state which even now is running out of money. They have big social problems. If they stopped selling oil, they would have a revolution.
Post #11,769 by marlowe 10/4/01 12:44:11 PM Reply	And vice versa. If they had a revolution, they would in all likelihood stop selling oil. It's usually a mistake to presume the other guy will act from rational self interest. The other guy isn't always playing with a full deck. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html]

Coalition blues - (marlowe) - (25) - Oct. 3, 2001, 12:12:15 PM EDT

I completely agree -NT - (drewk) - Oct. 3, 2001, 12:13:44 PM EDT

Attacks called off to appease locals. - (marlowe) - (15) - Oct. 3, 2001, 12:18:58 PM EDT

There are some good CR words to apply - (wharris2) - (12) - Oct. 3, 2001, 12:44:34 PM EDT

<grin> and they say... - (Simon_Jester) - (11) - Oct. 3, 2001, 02:06:47 PM EDT

Re: <grin> and they say... - (wharris2) - (2) - Oct. 3, 2001, 07:08:37 PM EDT

I hear ya. - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - Oct. 3, 2001, 07:48:14 PM EDT

Why wishywashy? - (wharris2) - Oct. 12, 2001, 07:35:31 PM EDT

Of course, Saudi Arabia would be the easiest . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Oct. 3, 2001, 09:43:21 PM EDT

It would be *GOOD* for us next to do something - (Ashton) - Oct. 3, 2001, 10:04:44 PM EDT

Re: Of course, Saudi Arabia would be the easiest . . - (dmarker2) - (3) - Oct. 4, 2001, 03:22:53 AM EDT

I agree - (Steven A S) - (2) - Oct. 4, 2001, 10:25:27 AM EDT

Not such a bad idea - (rsf) - (1) - Oct. 4, 2001, 12:15:32 PM EDT

It might also extend who the enemy is. - (marlowe) - Oct. 4, 2001, 12:32:49 PM EDT

They need the oil money as much as the West needs the oil - (bluke) - (1) - Oct. 4, 2001, 04:34:05 AM EDT

And vice versa. - (marlowe) - Oct. 4, 2001, 12:44:11 PM EDT

Disappointing to say the least - (rsf) - Oct. 3, 2001, 02:24:34 PM EDT

Re: Attacks called off to appease locals. - (gtall) - Oct. 3, 2001, 04:41:51 PM EDT

The price of Russia's cooperation - (marlowe) - Oct. 4, 2001, 03:37:21 PM EDT

Egypt and Saudi Arabia finally come around again - (marlowe) - (1) - Oct. 10, 2001, 01:00:51 PM EDT

I think this latest speech from bin Ladin's group . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Oct. 10, 2001, 01:31:04 PM EDT

Saudi Arabia: a friend in need - (marlowe) - Oct. 12, 2001, 12:36:18 PM EDT

How to run a coalition - (marlowe) - Oct. 17, 2001, 11:57:23 AM EDT

Qatar is not on board - (marlowe) - (2) - Oct. 23, 2001, 04:24:03 PM EDT

IIRC, Qatar was financial backer for al Jazeera, - (Ashton) - Oct. 23, 2001, 08:38:19 PM EDT

Don't listen to what anyone over there says. - (Andrew Grygus) - Oct. 23, 2001, 11:34:25 PM EDT

Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
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