>>>>>>but it took a whole lot of diplomacy to convince the Saudi's and other Arab countries to allow US troops on their soil.<<<<<<<<<
You didn't address the part of my post that dealt with why the arab countries would never agree to aid us in this war on Iraq. Do you really think that any amount of diplomacy in the world would have resulted in their joining the fight? It is simply in their perceived best interest not to a part of the fight. The trouble that it would have stirred up at home for them is simply not worth it, even if they had any inclination to join, which they truly didn't.
What is truly in their best interest is another question. There is some irony in the fact that 2 nations who refused to aid us in the fight, France and Russia are now under attack by islamofascists. France just doesn't get it, they're whining saying hey," we rolled over for you and look at the thanks we get" Just as appeasing the nazis wasn't sound policy, appeasing the islamofascists will only lead to their incresed strength
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