chosen, Elections were held on February 8, 1999. Out of the 22,225 who voted, 45% were woman.
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You mean like Liberated Kuwait?
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I thought imperialist and colonial powers never leave a country voluntarily. Are we slipping?
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I believe there is a scaling down of forces, not a fullf ledged withdrawal. Colonial powers, do leave, when the cost becomes greater then the gain or when they are thrown out.
"US annouces it is pulling it's troops out of Saudi Arabia"
Well that tells you who is next on US OLORC (Operiation Liberating Oil Rich Country) list.
You mean like bastion of democracy, Kuwait? 
No more like towards the move of the US bases. Once the bases move again, your friendships change again.
King Fahad is as good as dead Abdullah rules and it is no secret that Abdullah being possibly the only non-foreign educated Prince in the Saud Family has no deep sympathy for the American presence in Saudi Arabia. He is of the view Saudi should not rely on American support, especially not military. He is what could be known as a ‘hardliner’ within the Saud Family. The subsequent internal rifts in the family, and the American ‘annoyance’ has also been documented. The ‘friendship’ has definitely changed.
So it is not too difficult to see the obvious reasons for the American scale down, especially at a time when the Saudis en masse are outraged by US ‘occupation’ of Iraq and see no reason for the presence of forces on their own land.
On April 29, myvoice writes:
“I know for some of you, there will come a far more sinister explanation for this. Maybe it's SA instead of Syria that is next on our list for invasion and occupation.”
On April 30, KhanAbadosh writes:
“Well that tells you who is next on US OLORC (Operiation Liberating Oil Rich Country) list.”
Am I like Nostradamos and Karnac the Magnificent all rolled into one or what. :)
Combat troops are exiting.
Not all.
My bro in law is on his way in June. Colonel. Works for the hospital.
Besides,
Probobly the at Quatar... and nearer to Iraq.
Possibily a new base in Iraq.
That would be American, wouldn't it?
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oh waittttttttt.... when did Saudis ask to leave ??? I was being told over and over that Saudis have asked US to keep its bases.... now why r they leaving?
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anyone??
Times have changed, it's likely that forces will be leaving Germany as well. What the world was 13 years ago and what it is today are two very different things. Reevaluation of what’s best for the U.S. is probably overdue.
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anyone??
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Uh..... Didn't you notice.....Saddam is gone.
Amazing how getting rid of this one dictatorial, madman can improve things in so many places.
MV is right, they were there to protect SA from Saddam, seems rather obvious why they would be leaving.
More like, why stay in Saudi, when we've got Iraq. With careful planning and manipulation, Iraq should soon take over and be at number one spot.
Shifting the bases from Saudi Arabia to Iraq?
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MV is right, they were there to protect SA from Saddam, seems rather obvious why they would be leaving.
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But its not confirmed yet that he is dead, and also nobody knows where the hell WMDs are. May be Saddam skipped thru one of his underground tunnels and is heading towards SA with his WMDs!!!
Another thread exposing the hypocricy of the America-bashers in Guppistan.
I can't even count the number of times posters in WA ranted against the US military presence in SA. "Get out," you said. "Leave," you cried. Now that we are leaving and getting out, you want to bash us for leaving and getting out.
Does the old saying "Be careful what you wish for" mean anything to you? Obviously, getting what you wish for doesn't always make you happy.
As I have stated in previous threads, America is in a lose-lose situation and deserves all the bashing it gets.
A product of if it's own doing.
This is good news indeed! Finally the US will pull its troops out of Saudi Arabia.
Watch the Saudis jump around if Israel comes after them and no American troops to protect them.