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saudi arabia and Iran, evil twins among the nations of the world. Both are apostates, guilty of perverting Islam to maintain brutal, murderous control over their own people. They export their false, extremist Islam around the world through terrorism, the only way they can gain adherents is by controlling the territory the people live in. It is no wonder the Muslim refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Maghreb aren't fleeing to Iran and saudi arabia and the other Gulf states, these people know there is no difference between Iran, saudi arabia, the Gulf states and daesh / isis (or any of the other terrorist groups operating in the the conflict zones of the Muslim world). saudi arabia is one of the worst offenders because they claim to be our ally while stabbing America in the back time after time. The worst of their betrayals was the 9 / 11 terrorist attack by saudi nationals, and the fact that the saudi government continues to permit their people, including members of the royal family, to fund the terrorist groups fighting in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, the groups that are carrying out terrorist attacks in Europe, Turkey, and throughout the Maghreb. saudi arabia, iran, and the rest of the rich Gulf states should be the ones spilling their people's blood, spending their nation's money to defeat daesh in Syria and Iraq and need to be told by the American government 'We are done being your mercenary military, you made this mess, you clean it up' (I know that last part is a dream until after the US presidential election, the military-industrial complex and corporate America are still controlling our foreign policy). This from +Al Jazeera English ......
Saudi Arabia willing to send ground troops to Syria
After recent military gains by Assad forces, Gulf kingdom ready to put boots on the ground in Syria's escalating war.
Saudi's air force has targeted ISIL with air strikes since the campaign began in Syria in September 2014, but the Gulf kingdom is now ready to provide ground forces to defeat the armed group, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
"Today, the Saudi kingdom announced its readiness to participate with ground troops with the US-led coalition against ISIL, because we now have the experience in Yemen," Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri told Al Jazeera.
"We know that air strikes cannot be enough and that a ground operation is needed. We need to combine both to achieve better results on the ground."
Asseri didn't elaborate on how many soldiers the kingdom could send.
The Saudi offer is expected to be discussed when the United States convenes a meeting of defence ministers from coalition countries fighting ISIL in Brussels next week.
Lawrence Korb, a former US assistant secretary of defence, said while Middle East countries have armed and supplied rebels during the five-year Syrian civil war, putting boots on the ground would mark a major shift.
He noted that it may also signal to Russia - whose air power has greatly aided President Bashar al-Assad's recent major military gains - a need to return to Geneva peace negotiations that were postponed this week.
"The fact that you will have Saudi troops on the ground fighting with the rebels against the government is a very significant escalation, and hopefully will get the Russians to these peace talks, rather than thinking they can create a mini-Alawite state in Syria," Korb told Al Jazeera.
Ashton Carter, the US defense secretary, welcomed the Saudi offer to participate in ground operations in Syria.
Carter said increased activity by other countries would make it easier for the United States to accelerate its fight against ISIL.
"That kind of news is very welcome," he told reporters on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia is deeply involved in neighbouring Yemen's civil war, where it is fighting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels both on the ground and from the air.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries have long viewed Iran as a regional menace, and Riyadh and Tehran back opposite sides in the wars in Syria and Yemen.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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