tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post8142079868005219541..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Just Sayin'The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-68545290286188931452015-03-26T13:39:05.996-07:002015-03-26T13:39:05.996-07:00One big pile of do-do is what we are getting ourse...One big pile of do-do is what we are getting ourselves into.Anyonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765384812104835792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-15195255150392231302015-03-26T13:05:14.092-07:002015-03-26T13:05:14.092-07:00@ Willy - that is the biggest nightmare of the Sau...@ Willy - that is the biggest nightmare of the Saudi princes. Their best oilfields are in minority Shiite areas. The House of Saud is terrified that Iran might spark a rebellion in the oil field region.<br /><br />@ PLG - A couple of months ago Vice News did a feature on the Houthi that gives the same impression of them that you have. I posted the videos here:<br /><br />http://the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.ca/2015/03/ive-got-just-thing-lets-go-fight-in.html<br /><br />What's interesting is how the Saudis have been attacking the Houthi for quite awhile. This is nothing new and the Americans and Israelis seem complicit in it.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-60726022451639428572015-03-26T12:20:37.463-07:002015-03-26T12:20:37.463-07:00I just googled the Houthis. Frankly, they seem a ...I just googled the Houthis. Frankly, they seem a lot nicer than the Saudis. Or ISIS, or Al Q, or the previous Yemeni government, or . . . really, any Sunni group with noticeable amounts of power. I wouldn't go all the way to calling them <b>nice</b>, but by the standards of violent insurgencies they seem pretty respectable.Purple library guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01930984683714519212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-63526470061509285712015-03-26T10:09:24.468-07:002015-03-26T10:09:24.468-07:00I get that they are pissed about who succeeded or ...I get that they are pissed about who succeeded or should of succeeded _Muhammad_<br />But I think the US reaction comes down to the fact that the Shia do not control the **sweet crudeWILLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507295892199741837noreply@blogger.com