The Sunday “sabotage” on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab
Emirates warrants a “thorough investigation,” according to US Ambassador
to Saudi Arabia John Abizaid, who told reporters that he wants responses “short of war” to be taken.
Other officials indicated on Monday that they consider Iran the main
suspect of the attack, though they have conceded that they don’t have
any real evidence of this, let alone proof. Abizaid said starting a war
over it would not be in the interest of Iran, the US, or Saudi Arabia.
Which is a potentially controversial position for the ambassador to
take, given the ongoing US military buildup in the Middle East, centered
around the idea of a war with Iran. Even if he believes this isn’t in
America’s interest, nor justified on unproven allegations of sabotage,
it seems to be the general direction the US is headed anyhow.
In particular, the idea of having a thorough investigation before the
reaction is not the way the US has done things in recent years. At a
time when hawks are lining up to call for action against Iran on any
pretext, it is vital to hear the call to let cooler heads prevail.
“…they have conceded that they don’t have any real evidence of this, let alone proof.”
Proof relies on evidence and does not stand on its own to establish fact or truth. Thus the statement should stick with evidence.
Remember, the proof is in the pudding.
Just like our nutjobs who have no evidence of whodoneit,, I could say Mossad or our own slam-dunk langley crowd.
It is telling that the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia is the former General who had command of the Central Command including Saudi Arabia and Iran. “He painted a careful but upbeat picture of the situation in Iraq,” as of 2006, saying it would not move into civil war, we were winning.
There is no reason to think this is anything more than the same people who said at the time, “real men go to Tehran.”
I suspect that the Saudis do not want a US+Israeli war with Iran as their support of such a war might make them pariahs among the Arab nations. They may hate the Shiites but in the end they will place Mohammad above Jesus.
A lot of Trump voters & those like me and probably Justin who voted for Jill, but we’re hoping Trump would win, due to crazy Hillary”s fixation on her platform Item #? “Confront Putin”…… I believe even her daughter wouldn’t be safe in a showdown with Putin and Russia!!!
Better we come to some occommodation with Russia on the small number of issues which cause friction between us. If the U.S. & Russia ever shot and exploded even half of their thermonuclear cash, the world would become a smoldering toxic wasteland of shattered dreams featuring disease, starvation and slow death by the pox of radiation. What person in their right mind would risk such a catastrophe to out tough another leader. Hillary is the answer. Her record shows a bent towards brutality and sadistic displayed in tales of yore: We came, we saw, he died…AND THEN SHE CACKLED LIKE WITCHES KNOWN TO DO…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!