Saudi study calls Iraq 'lost battle'

[sabra]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1833308,00050004.htm

Saudi study calls Iraq 'lost battle'

The US war in Iraq is a "lost battle" and the violence-ravaged nation's "dire" plight seems certain to see it shatter along ethnic lines, an advisor to the Saudi government is warning.

The damning analysis, unveiled in a presentation at a two-day conference on US-Arab relations here, sees violence in Iraq getting worse and alleges large-scale Iranian "interference" there set to grow.

"It is already a lost battle," said Nawaf Obaid, Managing Director of the Saudi National Security Assessment project, at the annual policymakers conference of the National Council on US-Arab Relations.

The question in Iraq is not "if the US succeeds - it has failed by every single measure that you can think of," said Obaid, private security and energy advisor to the Saudi ambassador to Washington, Prince Turki al-Faisal.

[acmavm]

1. Not only do Saudi's breed good terrorists, they can see when

a war is a lost cause.

Too friggin' bad so many of their young people gave this bunch of criminals the excuse they needed to invade.

[arewenotdemo]

2. McCain begs to differ

he can't wait to pour in the troops necessary to win this war.

The way America won in Vietnam.

[saigon68]

3. McCain spent too much time in the Hanoi Hilton

He will do anything to help his adopted Daddy

[davidinalameda]

4. I could have told them that for a whole lot cheaper

[endarkenment]

5. Must kill more, cannot admit defeat, die die die!

Bush to troops: go die for my mistakes. Apologize for that.

[rodeodance]

6. and other one.