Cheney takes a straight shot to Saudi
Cheney is headed to Saudi on Friday to have talks with King Abdullah about Iraq and the region.
It just struck me as odd that he would fly all that way for one meeting and then fly straight back. And why Cheney and the King? Something big in the works?
Later: This meeting will come days before Bush meets with Maliki, and rumors of a deal with the Sunni insurgents are in the air.
Update: The WaPo adds "hastily organized" this to the mystery. "The White House said Cheney will discuss regional issues but provided no details about the hastily organized mission to Riyadh"
One More: Iraqi media reports Cheney in Iraq. It's being denied by Baghdad embassy, US military, and Cheney's office, but the denials could be security.
Nope. No Cheney in Iraq unless the Iraqi reports blew security and cancelled the stop.
The vice president's office said Wednesday that Cheney would meet with Abdullah on Saturday to discuss developments in the Middle East, then return to Washington with no other stops planned.
It just struck me as odd that he would fly all that way for one meeting and then fly straight back. And why Cheney and the King? Something big in the works?
Later: This meeting will come days before Bush meets with Maliki, and rumors of a deal with the Sunni insurgents are in the air.
Update: The WaPo adds "hastily organized" this to the mystery. "The White House said Cheney will discuss regional issues but provided no details about the hastily organized mission to Riyadh"
One More: Iraqi media reports Cheney in Iraq. It's being denied by Baghdad embassy, US military, and Cheney's office, but the denials could be security.
Nope. No Cheney in Iraq unless the Iraqi reports blew security and cancelled the stop.
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