Saudi Arabia ready to take part in any US-led ground operations in Syria

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  1. Fallen

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    Saudi Arabia expressed its readiness to send ground troops to Syria if the US-led coalition decided that such operation is necessary, an adviser to the Saudi defense minister said.

    "The kingdom is ready to participate in any ground operations that the coalition [against Islamic State] may agree to carry out in Syria," Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, who is also the spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen, told al-Arabiya.

    According to Asseri, Saudi Arabia has been an active member of the US-led coalition since the country’s warplanes carried out more than 190 aerial missions against Islamic State targets.

    "If there was a consensus from the leadership of the coalition, the kingdom is willing to participate in these efforts because we believe that aerial operations are not the ideal solution and there must be a twin mix of aerial and ground operations," the spokesman stressed.

    When asked to comment on the Saudi proposal, US State Department spokesman, John Kirby, said he had not yet seen it, but stressed that the coalition is generally supportive of having partners who contribute more in the fight against IS.

    "I would not want to comment specifically on this until we've had a chance to review it," Kirby said at briefing.

    The US-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS/ISIL) since mid-2014.

    Over the course of the operation, US President Barack Obama has repeatedly stated that there will be no US boots on the ground in Syria.
     
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    Interesting that this surfaces soon after Syrian Army makes major take backs on terrorist ("rebel") held areas.

    Just a coincidence I'm sure.
     
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    Unfortunately his track record for telling the truth leaves a lot to be desired :ignore:
     
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    Unfortunately an ad hominem is an ad homimem
     
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    Russia said that any troops from either Saudi Arabia or Turkey without a specific invitations from the President of Syria, or by authority of the UN, will be considered an invasion of a sovereign nation and will be fought accordingly. In other words it will be an all out war..
     
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    The sauds are using mercs in Yemen. They are willing to hire more mercs to back up the US.
     
  7. Jeannette

    Jeannette Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The question is, how can a nation such as Saudi Arabia with an ideology which has spawned ISIS, fight against it's own creation? If Saudi Arabia or Turkey sends troops into Syria, more than likely it will mean war with Iran. Shoigu said he feared this would happen if ISIS is not defeated by the end of the summer.

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    But if the US were to enter Syria, that too would be considered an invasion of a sovereign nation. Of course that never held Washington back before. :roll:
     
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    The Saudi's know that as long as Assad is allowed to remain in power.....Saudi Arabia and OPEC will continue to keep Oil Production high at the bequest of the U.S.

    They are losing money and want this Syrian Conflict over.

    Putin will keep Assad in power right up to the day he no longer can....that day being the day before the Russian Economy completely collapses.

    AboveAlpha
     
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    Turkey has an invasion force ready to go into Syria which Russia has commented on. Of course Erdogan denies it. Their frustration though must be immense because he said that if the Syrians or Kurds go past the Euphrates it will be a red line...and they did, which means the corridor that supplies ISIS from Turkey and visa versa is now closed. In the meantime to be certain Erdogan will not make a move, Russia has sent into Syria their most advanced jets.
     
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    No more wars!

    The U.S. needs to pull back within its borders and let the rest of the world be Mad Max.
     
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    If the U.S. and NATO wanted to...it could complete the entire conquest of Syria within a day or two and there is NOTHING that Russia could do to stop this...NOTHING!

    However....the United States want's to get Russia squared away because the last thing the world needs if a Bankrupt and Economically Collapsed Russia selling off weapons systems!!!

    What I have been saying will happen...WILL HAPPEN.

    AboveAlpha

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    WWII showed us that does not work....as much as I would love for us to do that!

    AboveAlpha
     
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    How about a prophecy Alpha on the coming war from those who have proven themselves accurate time and time again. Erdogan's ambitions towards Syria have been thwarted for the time being, so his full attention will be towards the Aegean and the Greek islands. He is not only asking for billions from Brussels, so he could rebuild the cities he destroyed in Eastern Turkey after killing and ethnically cleansing the Kurds, but also making territorial demands on Greece in order to relieve the pressure of the refugees and migrants on Europe. This is something Greece will never agree to. ..so Turkey will attack Greece.

    Erdogan will grab one or two islands, and move his ships further into the Aegean. Russia will give Turkey an ultimatum and in response Erdogan will line them all up along the Greek coast...that way they can all be blown up to kingdom come the next day. This will be the start of WWIII.

    I could tell you more, but it's depressing.
     
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    I would be very happy if Saudi Arabia told ISIS - brothers, you have to lay down arms, we have an order from our Boss in the USA - the American Jews. :smile:
     
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    If America leads the way ...

    Isn't that surprising? / sarcasm

    The American people do not want another full-on ground war and occupation of either Iraq or Syria.

    To hell with that...
     
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    No wonder U.S, Turks and Saudis are panicking. Their boys represented by Al-Nusra/ISIS/ISIL/ and other Sunni radical groups have taken proper beating last few days. They’ve been literally hammered by very capable and efficient Russian air-force. Will the USA try to save their proxy force (Al-Qaeda/Al-Nusra) surrounded in Aleppo? Make no mistake, Saudi Arabia/Turkey/USA are more or less on the same page.

    Syrian government forces in north choke opposition supply lines
    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/05/syrian-government-forces-north-choke-opposition-aleppo

     
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    Your chutzpah is increasing by the day, even though you've been proven wrong so many times. But chew on this - if you did take on Russia you'd have to take on China too, because China would believe they'd be next in your warmongering sights therefore would pre-emptively join forces with Russia. You might mention that to someone in the Pentagon next time you're there, before you bite off more than you can chew. Like I've already said - arrogance comes before a fall, and you've got 'arrogance' in spades.
     
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    Do you have a link for that please Jeannette? I mean the Russians saying any troops sent in will be treated as an invasion?
     
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    There is an interesting debate going on in Washington D.C...Finally some people have come to their senses and started questioning ludicrous policies of arming and supporting Al-Qaeda/Al-Nusra.

    Sleeping with the enemy: Opposition grows to CIA-backed al-Qaeda proxies in Syria

    By Christina Lin on February 4, 2016 in AT Opinion, Middle East

    Push for Congressional hearings on US-funding of al-Qaeda affiliates

    http://atimes.com/2016/02/no-sleepi...rows-to-cia-backed-al-qaeda-proxies-in-syria/

     
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    Best way to get Margot in the topic:

    Sunday, 30 September, 2001, 16:54 GMT 17:54 UK:
    "'We do not accept the presence in our country of a single soldier at war with Muslims or Arabs,' Prince Sultan said in comments published on Saudi Arabia's official Okaz newspaper on Sunday." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1571689.stm

    "Saudi Arabia said what?
    'You can’t kill an Arab or Moslem;'
    No matter the murderous plot,
    We respect them?" (Sun 30 Sep 2001 09:03:18 PM EDT)

    "Muslims would not be killing other Muslims. They would not be using Arabia to launch strikes on Muslim countries if they were actually Muslims.

    Read the Quran
    it's all explained in there" (Abu Sina) http://www.politicalforum.com/lates...-backed-wahabi-fanatics-6.html#post1061567723
     
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    The difference between the U.S./Turkey/Saudi and Russia is that the U.S. side supports the Syrian rebels that they don't think are aligned with ISIS/AQ. I think this is a dubious distinction, and I have never had any faith in it. We should have never supported the rebels. Not because we like Assad, but because it was a Syrian civil war that was none of our business, and the war provided the opening for AQ/ISIS. We should have just let the conflict play out and taken a "hands off" position. So too should have the other regional players. But to characterize AQ/ISIS/ISIL as "our boys" is also not right. Their presence is the consequence of U.S./Saudi/Turk meddling - arming and supporting rebels we do not really know and fomenting a war that resulted in creating a vacuum of governmental control.

    We also have been hammering ISIS. The U.S. has dramatically ramped up the numbers of strikes in both Iraq and Syria in 2016. U.S. military spokesmen, who are usually very cautious about sounding over-confident, are starting to sound more confident in the impending defeat of ISIS. It's still going to take time, but ISIS is losing.

    http://www.defense.gov/News-Article...ates-isil-ranks-leadership-oir-spokesman-says

    Here's an example of just one day's airstrikes:

    http://www.defense.gov/News-Article...ary-strikes-hit-isil-terrorists-in-syria-iraq
     
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    Iran says hold up a minute.....this ain't happening.



    Saudi won't dare send troops to Syria: Iran....

    Saudi Arabia wouldn't dare send ground troops to war-torn Syria, the chief of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said Saturday, after Riyadh opened up the possibility of such a deployment.

    The Sunni-ruled kingdom, Iran's regional rival, has said it could "contribute positively" if the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Syria decided on ground action.

    But Major General Ali Jafari, commander of the Guards, said such a move would amount to suicide for Saudi Arabia.

    "They thought that through support and financial aid they could make gains in Syria but the recent victories by the resistance front have disrupted all of their calculations," Jafari said.

    Tehran provides military advisers to Assad's army, as well as organising Iranian, Afghan, Iraqi and Pakistani "volunteers" to fight rebels in Syria.....snip~

    http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-wont-dare-send-troops-syria-iran-004922807.html
     
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    The Syrian Peace talks will not be taking place now. Not after the latest Assault by Assad and the Russians. They have the Syrian Rebels on the run. Whoever went to represent the Rebel/Terrorists left to return home.

    Assad may be ready to take back Aleppo.
     
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    It's odd how Kerry agreed to the UN stipulation that the fighting against terrorism will continue during the talks, yet when the Saudi backed 'terrorist' opposition objected to the fighting and walked out of the meetings, Kerry put the blame on Russia. :wall:

     
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    He was based in Aleppo, and currently over 20k of them are headed to the border under the Turks wing.
     
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    He was mocking Saudis. Making fun of their military. Come one, after a fiasco in Yemen, no one takes Saudi army seriously. Hence Iranians poking fun at Saudis. Come to think of it, Iranians are probably trying to entice Saudis to Syria.
     

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