Shocka: Half of foreign jihadis in Iraq are Saudi
by Allahpundit from HotAir
Others contend that Saudi Arabia is allowing fighters sympathetic to Al Qaeda to go to Iraq so they won’t create havoc at home... With its own border with Iraq largely closed, Saudi fighters take what is now an established route by bus or plane to Syria, where they meet handlers who help them cross into Iraq’s western deserts, the senior U.S. military officer said. “Are the Saudis using all means possible? Of course not.. And we think they need to do more, as does Syria, as does Iran, as does Jordan,” the senior officer said. U.S. officials remain sensitive about the relationship. Asked why U.S. officials in Iraq had not publicly criticized Saudi Arabia the way they had Iran or Syria, the senior military officer said, “Ask the State Department. This is a political juggernaut.”