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The Saudis Had 2 Interesting Guests
By Micah Halpern

Friday January 13, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

The Saudis hosted two important guests this week.
President Assad of Syria and Muqata al Sadr of Iraq came to visit.

Bashar Assad is facing tremendous international pressure to cooperate with the investigations concerning the role Syria played in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Lebanon.

Muqata al Sadr is the radical Shiite leader who led the uprising last year.

It seems that Saudi Arabia is trying to play peacemaker.
Saudi Arabia tried to influence Assad to cooperate with the investigation.
Saudi Arabia wanted to convince al Sadr that a continued period of Shiite quiet in Iraq is essential. The Saudi king wanted to emphasize how important cooperation, that it is the best way forward for everyone. The Sunni Saudi king extended his hand to show that Sunnis and Shiites can get along.

Saudi Arabia has its own agenda.
They know that the less trouble there is in the area, the more they will be left alone. The more they are left alone, the less pressure put on them to change their style of leadership and government.

4 June 2017 12:14 PM in Thoughts


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