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Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
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Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 12:04 pm
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 12:58 pm (This post was last modified: August 28, 2013 at 12:59 pm by _xenu_.)
I wouldn't swallow that entire article, but parts of it seem plausible. If we're really going to have WW III, surely it won't be over some piss ant country like Syria.
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 1:01 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 12:58 pm)_xenu_ Wrote: I wouldn't swallow that entire article, but parts of it seem plausible. If we're really going to have WW III, surely it won't be over some piss ant country like Syria.

Yea as stated I do not really believe everything I read. However World War I was started on similar grounds.
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 1:03 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 12:58 pm)_xenu_ Wrote: If we're really going to have WW III, surely it won't be over some piss ant country like Syria.

You sure? All it takes is a little bit of anger and a whole lot of stupid.
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 1:03 pm
I read a news report yesterday where Russia said they're unwilling to go to war with any country. I'll post it if I can find the link again.
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 1:15 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 1:01 pm)bladevalant546 Wrote:
(August 28, 2013 at 12:58 pm)_xenu_ Wrote: I wouldn't swallow that entire article, but parts of it seem plausible. If we're really going to have WW III, surely it won't be over some piss ant country like Syria.

Yea as stated I do not really believe everything I read. However World War I was started on similar grounds.

WWI started because the war fighting power of the Allied and Central powers were comparable, and therefore each side had a plausible scenario of successful outcome.

There is no plausible scenario of successful outcome that I can see for Russia if Russia attack Saudi Arabia. Russia can't topple the Saudi Regime, can't occupy Saudi territory, Saudi Arabia will still have her vast oil resources and wealth. Saudi Arabia's interests would still be unchanged. But Saudi relation with Russia will be permanently poisoned. The US will try all that much harder to wedge Russia out of her sphere of influence in Central Asia. It's not clear exactly what Russia can possibly achieve at all by attacking Saudi Arabia.
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 1:19 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 1:03 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: I read a news report yesterday where Russia said they're unwilling to go to war with any country. I'll post it if I can find the link again.

Yay gotta love conflicting reports right? Horray for modern media...
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 1:21 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 1:19 pm)bladevalant546 Wrote:
(August 28, 2013 at 1:03 pm)pineapplebunnybounce Wrote: I read a news report yesterday where Russia said they're unwilling to go to war with any country. I'll post it if I can find the link again.

Yay gotta love conflicting reports right? Horray for modern media...

What do you expect? We're at war with Eastasia. We've always been at war with Eastasia.
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 2:47 pm (This post was last modified: August 28, 2013 at 2:49 pm by _xenu_.)
(August 28, 2013 at 1:15 pm)Chuck Wrote: WWI started because the war fighting power of the Allied and Central powers were comparable, and therefore each side had a plausible scenario of successful outcome.
True, though that could change over the next few decades with the rise of China.

(August 28, 2013 at 1:15 pm)Chuck Wrote: There is no plausible scenario of successful outcome that I can see for Russia if Russia attack Saudi Arabia.
Agreed on this point. If Russia truly went to war against the USA, and an invasion of Saudi Arabia would mean a war, NATO would be activated. I don't know if Saudi Arabia is technically a member, but it wouldn't matter.

(August 28, 2013 at 1:15 pm)Chuck Wrote: Russia can't topple the Saudi Regime, can't occupy Saudi territory, Saudi Arabia will still have her vast oil resources and wealth.
Actually, left to their own devices, they probably could. However, they do risk pissing off the entire Middle East and we in the US have some experience with that.
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RE: Russia Threatens massive attack on Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2013 at 2:59 pm
(August 28, 2013 at 2:47 pm)_xenu_ Wrote: Actually, left to their own devices, they probably could.

It's highly unlikely that they would be.
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