From LA Times:
Sunni extremists from Saudi Arabia make up half the foreign fighters in Iraq, many suicide bombers, a U.S. official says.
BAGHDAD — Although Bush administration officials have frequently lashed out at Syria and Iran, accusing it of helping insurgents and militias here, the largest number of foreign fighters and suicide bombers in Iraq come from a third neighbor, Saudi Arabia, according to a senior U.S. military officer and Iraqi lawmakers.About 45% of all foreign militants targeting U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians and security forces are from Saudi Arabia; 15% are from Syria and Lebanon; and 10% are from North Africa, according to official U.S. military figures made available to The Times by the senior officer. Nearly half of the 135 foreigners in U.S. detention facilities in Iraq are Saudis, he said.
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All this makes since as the players play on each other. The Middle East is doing what no other country could do with any other President ever in the history of the United States. The Middle East leaders waited for the idiot to be put in office and now they are doing good. The United States will find out that the Middle East leaders did real good and played their cards right. Americans allowed Bush to steal the elected only to find out the Middle East had plans all along. Yes we support one group of the Shiites and Iran, Syria and the Saudis have their support groups.
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