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Old 05-29-2004, 12:19 PM  
Roger
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Originally posted by nemesis
Also, he said the only reason US army is there because Saudi Arabia has a very small army. According to him, the king prefers american army to protect the country instead of a building a strong saudi army, because he knows that once the amry is strong, they are more likely to take over and kick the king out.
Weird, considering that Saudi Arabia spends $17 billion/year on the military. I mean even Iran spends less, $9 billion/year.
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