RIYADH, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Iran has asked Saudi Arabia to help ease tensions between the Islamic Republic and the United States in a letter delivered by Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator to the Saudi King.

The letter, from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, comes at a time of rising tension over Iran's role in Iraq and Tehran's nuclear programme.

Saudi newspapers carried pictures of Iranian negotiator Ali Larijani, who has often visited key U.S. ally and leading Sunni Muslim nation Saudi Arabia over the past year, in what looked like friendly conversation with King Abdullah on Sunday evening.

A Saudi official said Iran wanted Saudi leaders to relay a goodwill message to Washington. Iran would like Saudi Arabia to "help bring opinions together" between Iran and the United States.

Two days later the response came. Saudi Arabia promised troops to help out in Iraq and thats a great idea, "Yawn" why do you not send them?

Instead they send a response to Iran.

KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 16 -- A group of eight Arab nations on Tuesday joined the United States in issuing a veiled warning to Iran against interfering in Iraq's affairs but offered only tepid support for President Bush's new plan for stabilizing Iraq.

The statement was written in diplomatic jargon and did not mention Iran by name or even cite concerns about Iran's nuclear program. It warned against "destabilization" of the Persian Gulf, expressed support for the "principle of noninterference" and said it did not want Iraq to become "a battleground for regional and international powers," code for Iran and the United States.

The statement welcomed Bush's speech as expressing "a commitment by the United States" to saving Iraq, but made no mention of Bush's proposed troop buildup.

Could it be that the United States is piling up carrier groups in the waters off of there backyard. For the "cut and Run" crowd, the love, peace and hippie beads collectors, the proof is in the arabian seas. War is hell, and all of a sudden they want goodwill with Washington.

Mr. Bush send the military to do what they do best. Use massive overwhelming force, clear out the cancers in Iraq and bring are troops home after they win. Its not easy, but our military can do it.