Saudi Arabia admits defeat in anti-Syria plot: Analyst

Saudi Arabia has conceded defeat in its attempt to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria, an analyst tells Press TV. “Saudi Arabia – or Fraudi Arabi, as some people call it - they have fallen on their sword. They were given a period of time to try to get rid of this government in Syria. They were given the support,” Randy Short said in an interview on Sunday. He said Saudi Arabia “is in the dark house because they cannot handle their own domestic situation,” adding, “They have got a mess in Bahrain and all the other places that they fund people doing these things. And it has just made a mess.” The analyst stated that the failure of Saudi “maniacal Wahhabis” in politics has forced the United States and Britain – both close allies of Riyadh, to “distance themselves from the extreme elements of Saudi foreign policy.” However, Short said, Saudi Arabia, US and UK will remain “in bed together.... They may not want to have AIDS but they are still sleeping with the infected person.” Short added that the US, UK and their “proxies have done everything they can to destroy the legitimate government of Syria.” Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside the country. The United Nations says more than 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced due to the turmoil that has gripped Syria for over two years. The UN has predicted that more than four million other Syrians will be forced out of their homes in 2014 by the escalating conflict in the country.