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Old 09-30-2016, 05:35 AM
 
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It's not just "spy community," it's folk who spend their time studying these movements and relationships. Probably the major worry is that the Saudis may dump the Nixon petrodollar agreement they've held with the US since 1972. That's unlikely and it would be extreme, but Saudi Arabia has its fingernails so deeply into the flesh of the US economy that they can make us feel whatever economic pain is inflicted on them.
Seems to me that it is Saudi that is struggling here, not us.
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Old 09-30-2016, 05:51 AM
 
Location: Coastal South Carolina
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Great News! The families deserve this! Justice!
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Old 09-30-2016, 05:57 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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Great News! The families deserve this! Justice!
This is money, not bringing the perpetrators to justice.
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Old 09-30-2016, 05:58 AM
 
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Seems to me that it is Saudi that is struggling here, not us.
I don't see them struggling at all. The Benjamins won't be an issue for them--they've got the Benjamins and they've got the lawyers. But they also have the means for payback for the offense along a number of economic lines.
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Old 09-30-2016, 06:01 AM
 
Location: Native of Any Beach/FL
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Great News! The families deserve this! Justice!

This Bill will open doors to America being sued across the world for what we do-- -- as we if do not do any harm-- yes the families deserve justice but this is about money-- and this bill will flip backwards-- thank God-it does have some loop holes--
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Old 09-30-2016, 07:23 AM
 
Location: East Lansing, MI
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A retroactive statute has known and unknown future ramifications.

Can it be proven that a network of Saudis supported al Qaeda and link the network to 9/11 and then to the Royal Kingdom? No one knows.

I suspect there is no end to people who have been negatively impacted by US meddling/ bombs and some will welcome the opportunity to sue and settle with the US.


Reps to you, m'lady.


This concept should be readily apparent to everyone, ESPECIALLY our lawmakers in DC.
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Old 09-30-2016, 07:29 AM
 
Location: East Lansing, MI
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This legislation is great, as we are a nation of laws. Obama wanted us held hostage as the Saudis were threatening payback.

I honestly have no idea what you're trying to communicate with these sentences.


We are a nation of laws, so this law is good?




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We should not ever negotiate with terrorists, which is what they acted like.
Saudi nationals or the Saudi government acted like terrorists?
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Old 09-30-2016, 07:30 AM
 
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I'd love to see both Bush and Obama get sued. That would be just a small sliver of justice for the thousands their inept actions have killed.
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Old 09-30-2016, 08:08 AM
 
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LOL...now Ryan and McConnell are trying to walk this whole thing back, and claiming "Obama didn't warn us enough." What a bunch of clowns.
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Old 09-30-2016, 08:15 AM
 
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LOL...now Ryan and McConnell are trying to walk this whole thing back, and claiming "Obama didn't warn us enough." What a bunch of clowns.
Yep. Behold the party of personal responsibility. They override the president's veto and then blame the president for somehow not stopping them from overriding his veto. There never was a more worthless bunch than today's Congressional Republicans. They can't even take responsibility for their own actions. Pathetic.
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