Study cautions against relying on Arab kingdom
AP / BARRY SCHWEID
18-Mar-2009 (one comment)

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. policymakers should not assume Saudi Arabia
will "act in lockstep" with the United States in countering Iran's
influence in the Arab world, a Rand Corp. report said Tuesday.

While the Saudis often are viewed as a "confrontational proxy" against Iran,
the Saudi government in Riyadh has demonstrated a tendency to hedge its
bets, the research organization said.

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anonymous fish

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by anonymous fish on Wed Mar 18, 2009 02:29 PM PDT

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