...This is exactly what it appears to be...and what I not so subtly revealed on the off-topic board.

Saudis withdraw huge sums of cash from US banks and use the US banks to get to Bush - at the expense of our safety - so they can save their massive oil bucks down the road.

Cheney is clearly PO'd.
Rumsfeld's silence speaks volumes.
Powell is even eerily silent.

Not so subtle blackmail and bribery may work in the middle east - we will see if it works here.

However, a lot of people like short term capital gains over longterm ones.

This will be a definite test of Bush's resolve.

If he fails this one - even I will be ticked off at him.

The Rand boys may be right. The "Kernal of evil" is starting to live up to its rep.

Saddam MUST go.....now.

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