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April 30, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/28/the-shifting-sands/

Saudis Learn to Embrace Iran

[Washington Times] Editorial - The specter of Osama bin Laden has faded and the Saudi people have turned against the terror network, Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former head of Saudi Arabia's intelligence service, told us Monday. Now, the prince explained, two new nightmares have emerged: that Iran will develop a working nuclear bomb, or that America will strike Iran to prevent it from having a working nuclear bomb. To the Saudi prince, Iran and America offer differing "nightmares." He proposed that the U.S should retreat from Iran's sphere of influence and either learn to live with Iran's bomb or bargain for it with Israel's safety. We suspect that the Saudis realize nothing will be done to thwart Tehran's nuclear ambitions. That means Iran's bomb is inevitable and so is the Saudis' appeasement.

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