I'm surprise this hasn't mentioned here but did anyone see this story in the
Sun-Sentinal? It's pretty damning. Our "good buddies" the Saudis are now funding the insurgents that are killing our troops:
WASHINGTON · Iraq's new security forces are heavily infiltrated by insurgents, and the guerrilla groups have access to almost unlimited money to pay for deadly attacks, according to a U.S. defense official who provided new details on the evolution of the rebels.
A significant part of the insurgents' money is coming from sympathizers in Saudi Arabia, and the Saudi government is neglecting the problem, said the official, who was authorized by the Pentagon to speak on the issue this week, but only on condition of anonymity.
Money is flowing into Iraq through Syria, the official said.
In both cases, it comes from a diffuse network of supporters, funneled through charities, tribal relations, and businesses -- not necessarily the same funding networks that transfer money to al-Qaida from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, but following a similar model, the official said.
Saudi government officials have repeatedly said they are cracking down on money networks that support terrorism, but their focus has been primarily on stopping al-Qaida, not the Iraqi resistance. A spokesman for the Saudi Embassy in Washington did not return a call seeking comment Thursday.
Some experts called the money trail new evidence that the Iraqi resistance has gained support in the Arab world.
Kerry gotta seize on this! Bush's relationship with the Saudis borders on the criminal. The fact that Bush treats the Saudi's with kid gloves after 9/11 is a disgrace!
Now we have this outrage. Our guys are being killed by the same bastards that help fund 9/11.
They keep slapping us in the face and Bush does nothing.
Saudi Arabia has been the number one supporter of terrorist for years. How can anyone say with a straight face that they are "serious" about the war on terror yet gives Saudi Arabia a pass is beyond me??
This Saudi/Bush relationship as an issue must be explored. At the very least, start a public discussion on why the Bush cult refuses to treat the Saudis for what they are: a nation that supports terrorist.
That was one of the reasons we invaded Iraq.
The irony is the country that had no connection to 9/11 is invaded but the country who's hand are covered with the blood of 9/11 victims is ignored.