Will the death of King Fahd change anything in the Middle East?

[Ecthy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4588063.stm

As a matter of fact, his brother has been de facto ruler of the country for 10 years now, so there wouldn't be a real change in power.

But it brings p the question: can the world afford a country with such economic importance under a dictatorship?

Should the US institute a 'regime change' here? As I have stated before, there's a lot of oil here AND a chance to spread democracy.

Discuss.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Yeah, a US driven regime change over Mecca and Medina. That would go over real well.

[lord of the mark]

wow. we've got a king fahd death watch before weve got a Zarqawi death watch. Im surprised.

[MichaeltheGreat]

We can expect more accurate and timely info about Fahd.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
We can expect more accurate and timely info about Fahd.

which would make the Zarq death watch more interesting, wouldnt it?

[Bereta_Eder]

who's king fahd
fahd fahd

[Ecthy]

Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz al-Saud. King of Saudi Arabia.

[GePap]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


which would make the Zarq death watch more interesting, wouldnt it?

No, it would make it irrelevant, since we could not possibly know. For all we know, the "injuries" to Zarqawi are false.

People can fake their deaths, you know.

[Agathon]

Zarqawi is a media creation anyway: America's latest Goldstein.

[The Mad Monk]

Zarqawi has been killed more times than Kenny.

[techumseh]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
Yeah, a US driven regime change over Mecca and Medina. That would go over real well.

You've learned a thing or two.

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Will the death of King Fahd change anything in the Middle East?

Originally posted by Ecthelion
Should the US institute a 'regime change' here? As I have stated before, there's a lot of oil here AND a chance to spread democracy.

Ecth, democracy is not important. LackeysAllies are.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Agathon
Zarqawi is a media creation anyway: America's latest Goldstein.