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Saudi's building a wall because of Iraq

Wed Sep 27, 2006 at 07:04:02 PM PDT

I haven't seen anyone write about this, but I think it is quite interesting with the NIE story at the forefront we now find out that the Saudis are going to build a border wall.
Saudis plan fence to block Iraq's terrorists
 "In a sign of regional concern over terrorism, Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to build a fence along its entire 560-mile (900-kilometer) border with Iraq to prevent terrorists from entering the kingdom from the chaotic north."

This administrations lack of planning is bigger than they thought.  They didn't send enough troops to secure Iraq nor did they send enough troops to secure Iraq's borders and it appears Iraq's neighbor's are concerned.

"The ambitious project reflects not only concern over terrorism but also growing alarm over the situation in Iraq, where U.S. forces are struggling to prevent Sunni-Shiite violence from escalating to full-scale civil war. (Watch as one analyst says U.S. strategy is flawed -- 1:45)

All of Iraq's neighbors, including the Saudis, fear that violence could spill over the borders and threaten their own security."

So if we're not feeling safer here in the good Ole US of A, don't worry, our Middle Eastern neighbor's feel the same threat!  

Read the entire article.

http://www.cnn.com/...

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