Back to reality....

Word has it that there is strong anti-Saudi sentiment boiling over in some of the more conservative arenas of the GOP. The Defense Policy Board - an advisory council to the Pentagon (the board features Dan Quayle, Henry Kissinger and Newt Gingrich - among other conservative voices) have advised that "Saudi Arabia supports our enemies and attacks our allies" and that the U.S. should target Saudi oil fields and overseas financial assets if the Saudis refuse to comply in the "war on terrorism".

Pentagon officials have denied that the DPB reflects the Bush administrations' stance - and that Saudis have been supportive allies.

Right.

Relations with business allies in the Middle East are strained at best - and our continual support of Israel has placed this relationship in precarious position. Will Saudi Muslims sell out their fundementalist neighbors to the Infidel? Not likely. And if they appear to do so....we had best be on our guard.

Regardless of what Pentagon officials say, loyalties are likely to be tested. Expect the terrorism card to be played - at some point - in an attempt to pressure the Saudis into supporting our impending offensive in Iraq. I'm betting the screws will turn in late August - with a subsequent war cry on Iraq in September. Just in time coincide with a certain infamous anniversary.

Here's another opinion regarding our Middle Eastern tactics.

While I don't think the Bush administration would be so foolish as to participate in an outright "land grab" for oil interests, the fact remains that corporate machinations are a major factor driving our foreign policy.

In similar news...

More indications that corporate interests are driving this so-called "war".