Is Saudi on the Offensive? Saudi Arabia says arrests 431 Islamic State suspects, thwarts bombings

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:20:38 -0400

Saudi Arabia says arrests 431 Islamic State suspects, thwarts bombings

RP Members what are you thoughts on this article - is Saudi Arabia taking on ISIS?

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/07/18/saudi-arabia-says-arrests-431-islamic-state-suspects-thwarts-bo/21211013/

Saudi Arabia says arrests 431 Islamic State suspects, thwarts bombings

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 1:24 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:24:49 -0400

They are in a very bad position. They are finding that ISIS doesn't respect any states or countries even if you are Sunni. They should have realized this a long time ago. ISIS would overthrow them if they had a chance. I think they stood by for while and didn't think it was their problem. Now they are finding out what ISIS can do and are trying to contain it. I think it is odd how they were able to get 431 suspects in one shoot. It would either seem like they all of sudden now wanted to act when they already knew they were they or they had an insider and still let it get that big.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jul 18 at 2015 1:25 PM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:25:50 -0400

I don't blame them COL Mikel J. Burroughs. I can subscribe to the "turn the other check" but at some point it comes down to "an eyeball for a dang eyeball". I say good on em and go get some!

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 1:34 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:34:35 -0400

It is nice to see international efforts against terrorism. We have seen way too much blood shed and cowardly attacks across the globe.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 1:59 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:59:30 -0400

I don't know but this looks like a policy change, maybe there is some political arm twisting being done in the background that we are not aware of or perhaps they have lost control of their ISIS leadership positions. The government of Saudi Arabia has previously always believed and exercised the exportation and indoctrination of/in conservative Islam known as Wahhabism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabism It is from this sect of Islam that we have seen the rise of radical Islamic ideals and Radical Groups. It is known that Saudi Arabia has supported and aided the anti Shia jihad in both Iraq and Syria. British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove was told by Prince Bandar bin Sultan: "The time is not far off in the Middle East, Richard, when it will be literally 'God help the Shia'. More than a billion Sunnis have simply had enough of them."

Wahhabism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wahhabism (Arabic: وهابية, Wahhābiya(h)) or Wahhabi mission[1] (/wəˈhɑːbi, wɑː-/;[2] Arabic: الدعوة الوهابية, ad-Da'wa al-Wahhābiya(h) ) is a religious movement or branch of Sunni Islam.[3][4][5][6] It has been variously described as "orthodox", "ultraconservative",[7] and "austere."[3] Critics say that Wahhabism's rigidity has led it to misinterpret and distort Islam, pointing to extremists such as Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network and the...

Response by LTC James Smith made Jul 18 at 2015 2:49 PM

LTC James Smith — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:49:12 -0400

I am not surprised given the message we sent to the countries in the region that we won't aggressively fight ISIS. Add to that the bad nuclear deal me just made with Iran and we just as good as told them that they cannot count on America in their fight against radical terrorists.

Response by CW4 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2015 6:06 PM

CW4 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 18:06:18 -0400

It's great to see and its about darn time. More nations need to be proactive and police their own nation and let terrorist know that they will be found and dealt with accordingly.

Response by MSgt Manuel Diaz made Aug 7 at 2015 10:14 PM

MSgt Manuel Diaz — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 22:14:46 -0400

I recon they don't trust the present potus

Response by SFC Judith Storm made Sep 20 at 2015 3:18 AM

SFC Judith Storm — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 03:18:39 -0400

Sure hope Saudi taking on Isis!