Congratulations to King Abdullah
Just a quick shout out to Saudi Arabia's new king, Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz al Saud. He has been ruling as Crown Prince since 1995, when Fahd's strokes began, but still--it's a whole new ball game to be the actual King.
I was a bit disappointed that I was not named the new Crown Prince. I am not, technically, a member of the Saudi royal family, but I have always felt a kinship in our mutual appreciation of gold-plated, German-engineered knicknacks, so I had hoped to feel some love.
On the bright side, being passed over this time leaves me available to help out the Sultan of Brunei when he needs an heir.
I was a bit disappointed that I was not named the new Crown Prince. I am not, technically, a member of the Saudi royal family, but I have always felt a kinship in our mutual appreciation of gold-plated, German-engineered knicknacks, so I had hoped to feel some love.
On the bright side, being passed over this time leaves me available to help out the Sultan of Brunei when he needs an heir.
posted by Derek the Great at 10:37 AM
1 Comments:
Wow. A substantial foreign policy post. I am impressed. Let me also say that is a good link on King Abdullah.
And hey, don't count yourself out of the Crown Prince sweepstakes just yet. Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz is around 80.
Now if you could only come up with a cogent exit strategy for Iraq...
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