Bush, Rice to meet with Saudis on Mideast

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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President George W. Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will meet with Saudi officials on Sunday at the White House to discuss the Israel-Lebanon crisis, the White House said on Friday.

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the meeting was requested by Saudi officials.

"This is part of the president's broader diplomatic outreach on the developing situation in the Middle East," Perino told reporters while the president was traveling from Washington to Colorado.

Rice and Bush will meet at 3 p.m. EDT with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and Prince Bandar bin Sultan, head of Saudi Arabia's national security council.

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1. This looks like they're going to expand the war.

The Saudis also gave their blessings before the Israelis invaded Lebanon in '82, and before both Desert Storm and the '03 invasion of Iraq.

Condi's off to the Middle East on Sunday to put her head together with the Israelis (who else is she going to talk to?).

Blair's coming to Washington.

Then, they pull the pin. :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :wow:

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2. Prince Bandar knew we were invading Iraq BEFORE Colin Powell did.

Pillow talk I guess. Smooch smooch.

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3. I believe Shrub is really Faud's offspring. "Bandar" Bush, indeed..

Or is that Bandar is really Poppy's spawn? Imperial dynasties tend to be inbred:



Looks like they're still inbreeding:

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5. And we just sold them $6 billion worth of war toys

That probably buys the bushies some non-committal quote from Bandar for the DC press gaggle.

[cantstandbush]

4. To meet with Saudis about ME? WTF? The Saudis are allies of

US and Israel. Didn't they help pull off 9/11 so this whole shit could be turned loose?

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6. That's it in a nutshell, cantstandbush!

[Spazito]

7. Exactly, it is the same as condi meeting with blair to discuss the

Middle East crisis in order to high 5 each other in person instead of on the phone. GEEZ.

[Vidar]

8. Meeting with our favorite terrorist ally

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9. Planning on dividing up the oil fields of Syria and Iran?

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10. I sure do feel safe being partners with the Saudi monarchy.

When are they gonna get some of that democracy stuff??

Where did 15/19 of the 9-11 hijackers come from?