Obama's Epic Failures

[nw30]

Nuclear control or nuclear proliferation? That is the question.
It seems that Obama and Chamberlain's, oops I mean Kerry's attempt at placating Iran's nuclear desires just may lead to a proliferation.
How short sighted is our administration, as the Mideast enters madness?
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Saudi Arabia says it won't rule out building nuclear weapons

Jon Stone
Friday 27 March 2015


Saudi Arabia will not rule out building or acquiring nuclear weapons, the country’s ambassador to the United States has indicated.

Asked whether Saudi Arabia would ever build nuclear weapons in an interview with US news channel CNN, Adel Al-Jubeir said the subject was “not something we would discuss publicly”.

Pressed later on the subject he said: “This is not something that I can comment on, nor would I comment on.”

The ambassador’s reticence to rule out a military nuclear programme may reignite concerns that the autocratic monarchy has its eye on a nuclear arsenal.

Western intelligence agencies believe that the Saudi monarchy paid for up to 60% of Pakistan’s nuclear programme in return for the ability to buy warheads for itself at short notice, the Guardian newspaper reported in 2010.

The two countries maintain close relations and are sometimes said to have a special relationship; they currently have close military ties and conduct joint exercises.

The Saudi Arabian regime also already possesses medium-range ballistic missiles in the form of the Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force.

In addition it has significant nuclear expertise in the form of a civilian nuclear programme of the kind Iran says it wants to develop.

In 2012 the Saudi Arabian government threatened to acquire nuclear weapons were neighbouring regional power Iran ever to do so.

“Politically, it would be completely unacceptable to have Iran with a nuclear capability and not the kingdom,” a senior Saudi source told The Times newspaper at the time.

The United States and other Western allies say a deal with Iran on its nuclear programme is possible. Iran denies it is building nuclear weapons.

The news comes days after Saudi Arabia launched a military operation in neighbouring Yemen aimed at suppression a rebel group that is attempting to form a central government.

Saudi’s military operation against the advancing Shia Houthi group has been joined by Egyptian, Jordanian and Moroccan forces.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-says-it-wont-rule-out-building-nuclear-weapons-10139229.html

[mac]

Perhaps there have been more toxic spills into the water supply in Virginia. It seems to have affected the brains of some. Evidence mounts, like:

[mrgybe]

Do try to pay attention. The subject was Yemen. The US has left it to Iran.

[boggsman1]

I got news for you NW
The middle east is already in complete madness... The experts don't even know which side the should take... Do you? Shiites? Like in Iraq? Or Sunnis ? Like in Yemen.
Mr G we are supplying the Saudis with intelligence and arms in Yemen as we speak ... Nobody is giving Yemen to Iran ...
It's pretty easy to be an arm chair sec of state when your sitting at home getting ready for a 4.5 day on the central coast...

[mrgybe]

[boggsman1]

I have yet to see successful outcomes of any Middle East policy in my lifetime.. We abandoned Lebanon in 1983, giving birth to Al queda .. There's no easy answers unless we occupy.... Is that what you want?

[nw30]

[coboardhead]

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/03/the-confused-persons-guide-to-middle-east-conflicts/388883/

[swchandler]

NW30, why is it that you don't appear to see the religious wars between the Shia and Sunnis, to include civil wars in multiple countries? The foolish idea that the US can go full in everywhere and control what's going on is ludicrous. It's a stupid idea that sensible folks don't want anything to do with. Moreover, to conveniently blame President Obama is hardly credible, but you or others here seem to revel in it. Why is that?

[mrgybe]