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Old 04-23-2016, 10:48 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Now the Saudi's are threatening to dump 750 billion in American assets if we declassify the 28 pages of the 911 report.
They can only dump those assets if there's a buyer, is it likely anybody worse would be that buyer? Pretty disappointing if we can't figure a way to put the screws to them.
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Old 04-23-2016, 10:55 AM
 
Location: Missouri
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so 15 Saudis kill 3,000 americans on 9/11 and change our lives forever....


lets go get Iraq!!



WTF?
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Old 04-23-2016, 11:05 AM
 
Location: planet octupulous is nearing earths atmosphere
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Wrong. It was because they are one of our few allies in the Middle East.


who needs enemies with allies like them..
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Old 04-23-2016, 11:07 AM
 
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Wrong. It was because they are one of our few allies in the Middle East.
Because of oil. Without oil, they would no more be an ally than Timbuktu.
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Old 04-23-2016, 11:42 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Wrong. It was because they are one of our few allies in the Middle East.
With allies like that, who needs enemies?
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Old 04-23-2016, 11:53 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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lefties will drop this thread now.

Why did Bush and Cheney protect the Saudi's for their role in 9/11?-bush-kiss.jpg

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Old 04-23-2016, 11:58 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Why is Obama protecting the Saudis

Probably to protect GWB from being executed for high treason.
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Old 04-23-2016, 12:08 PM
 
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Why did Bush and Cheney protect the Saudi's for their role in 9/11? Interesting question...and why does Obama keep protecting the Saudi's for their role in 9/11? Even more interesting,hmm?
very interesting
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Old 04-23-2016, 01:13 PM
 
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very interesting
Usually current Presidents protect to some degree former Presidents. White House etiquette of some sort.
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Old 04-23-2016, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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That is one hell of a price for a barrel of oil!
Wait until OPEC decides to sell oil in basket currencies. Watch your Standard of Living free-fall.

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Then the Saudi's almost broke our economy in 2008 by increasing the price of oil beyond what we could afford.
The Saudis did no such thing. Claims that OPEC control oil prices are easily debunked. You can attempt educate yourself here...

https://www.eia.gov/

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Why did Bush and Cheney protect the Saudi's for their role in 9/11? Interesting question...and why does Obama keep protecting the Saudi's for their role in 9/11? Even more interesting,hmm?
Oooops....

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And righties will continue to deflect
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Yeah, but the Kochs don't create and fund groups to burn cities down, nor do they manipulate currency.

Touche!


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Probably to protect GWB from being executed for high treason.
Then Obama is complicit and an accessory after the fact for high treason.

Obama has the authority to release that information, so why doesn't he?
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