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ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo
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24 Jan 2015, 12:38 pm

I am really surprised he is going.



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24 Jan 2015, 1:44 pm

I am not surprised at all.



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24 Jan 2015, 1:46 pm

AntDog wrote:
I am not surprised at all.

i am very surprised because Obama is not that cozy with these monarchies.



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24 Jan 2015, 2:08 pm

ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:
AntDog wrote:
I am not surprised at all.

i am very surprised because Obama is not that cozy with these monarchies.


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Obama is very cozy with the Saudis.



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24 Jan 2015, 2:14 pm

Saudi Arabia is a long time ally so its not surprising that a sitting US president would attend the king's funeral regardless of that particular president's foreign policy.

But I don't see how Obama was any less "cozy" with Arab monarchs than was every other of the last several presidents.

Obama relies on SA as part of his alliance against ISIS.



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24 Jan 2015, 2:34 pm

Jacoby wrote:
ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:
AntDog wrote:
I am not surprised at all.

i am very surprised because Obama is not that cozy with these monarchies.


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Obama is very cozy with the Saudis.

Actually, no. That would be the Bushes who are cozy with the Saudis. King Abdullah never really trusted Obama & didn't approve of how he handled the Arab Spring. So the relationship hasn't been that warm.



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24 Jan 2015, 3:07 pm

ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:
Jacoby wrote:
ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo wrote:
AntDog wrote:
I am not surprised at all.

i am very surprised because Obama is not that cozy with these monarchies.


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Obama is very cozy with the Saudis.

Actually, no. That would be the Bushes who are cozy with the Saudis. King Abdullah never really trusted Obama & didn't approve of how he handled the Arab Spring. So the relationship hasn't been that warm.


Just got temporarily less warm, like two lovers slept temporarily for one night, SA aren't that stupid to throw away such alliance.



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24 Jan 2015, 6:53 pm

Yet another opportunity for him to disgrace the office by kissing someone's hand...... :roll:


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24 Jan 2015, 7:50 pm

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Yet another opportunity for him to disgrace the office by kissing someone's hand...... :roll:

And bowing. "In an effort to democratize proceedings, the bow was replaced [by U.S. President (and presumed Aspie) Thomas Jefferson] by the handshake..." http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/jef ... on13.rhtml .

Bowing! :roll:


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25 Jan 2015, 9:36 pm

AspieUtah wrote:
Raptor wrote:
Yet another opportunity for him to disgrace the office by kissing someone's hand...... :roll:

And bowing. "In an effort to democratize proceedings, the bow was replaced [by U.S. President (and presumed Aspie) Thomas Jefferson] by the handshake..." http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/jef ... on13.rhtml .

Bowing! :roll:


We could use someone like Jefferson now....


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