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Posted: August 28, 2002
1:00 a.m. Eastern
2002 WorldNetDaily.com
I have often wondered why American presidents have often backed off from actions in the Middle East that that are clearly in our best interest. For instance, why did we not go into Baghdad and finish off Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War? Why did we meekly accept being kicked out of our air base in Saudi Arabia during the Afghan war? This is a base in which we invested hundreds of millions of dollars. Not to mention that we saved the Saudis from being invaded by Saddam in the Gulf War.
Why have we put up with statements of some Saudi princes that indicate they believe we deserved the 9-11 terrorist attack because of our support for Israel? Why have we done so little about the evidence that reveals not only that most of the terrorists who struck us on 9-11 were from Saudi Arabia, but that the Saudis gave hundreds of millions of dollars to bin Laden and al-Qaida as a bribe not to overthrow the Saudi family.
The Muslim clerics of Saudi Arabia are extremely anti-American. The Saudi royal family is one of the most vociferous critics of our plan to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
So why have virtually all of our presidents for over 50 years deferred to the Saudis and taken abuse from them we wouldn't take from any of the other Middle East Muslim regimes?
Of course, the most obvious answer is because the Saudis control the largest percentage of the world's proven oil reserves. We are more heavily dependent on them for our desperate need of oil than ever before. Also, many of our most wealthy and influential business barons are heavily invested in the Saudi Arabian oil industry. This includes some members of families that are related to both Democratic and Republican leaders.
I believe this is clearly a factor, but it isn't the biggest threat our leaders fear from the Saudis. The biggest threat showed itself in the last couple of weeks when some members of the Saudi family pulled over $200 billion out of U.S. stocks and bonds and reinvested it in the European Union. This immediately caused the Euro dollar to rise against the U.S. dollar.
Altogether, the Saudi royal family controls at least $600 billion in U.S. stocks and bonds. Some estimates indicate that they control as much $1 trillion. Factor in the fact that the entire U.S. stock market is worth about $3 trillion. Now just imagine what an impact it would have on the U.S. economy if all Saudi investments were pulled out of the U.S. and invested in the European Union. It would literally destroy the U.S. economy. It would shift the power and leadership of the West to Europe overnight.
Is such a thing possible? Absolutely! The Saudis reached new heights of anger over some U.S. government officials calling them things like "a center of evil" and "supporters of Islamic terrorism." Never mind that it appears to be true.
One of the most important factors I see in all of this is that Bible prophecy indicates that the political power of the West will be in Europe during the climactic events of the "last days." We are in that general time right now, so such possibilities as I have mentioned above are well within the scope of probability.
Almost all of the other signs the prophets said to look for in the days just before the return of Jesus Christ are already here. So it's time to be prepared for some shocking events in the near future. If you want to know how to prepare, read my book, "The Everlasting Hatred: The Roots of Jihad."
Edited by - sf on 29 August 2002 17:26:3