[quote=UCGal][quote=ninaprincess]Air war is much cheaper than ground war. I think this is US’s message to other Arab nations (Iran, and mainly Saudi) that we are willing to take side so don’t piss us off. Stupid Saudis got very mad with the US when their friend Mubarak got disposed and blamed it on the US.[/quote]
In theory the League of Arab Nations signed on to this offensive.
And we’re seriously avoiding the issue with Saudi troops in Bahrain helping the Bahraini government crack down on protesters there.
I don’t think we’re sending a message to the Saudi’s… or else we’d make *some* kind of statement about Bahrain.[/quote]
Sec. Gates and Mullen where there just before the crack down. It looks like it was approved. There is a stark contrast between American values and interests. Interests always take priority.
