Tuesday, April 19, 2022

How U.S.-Saudi Relations Reached the Breaking Point

What else do you expect from the demented and senile 46th President and the fool Jake Sullivan!

"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, wearing shorts at his seaside palace, sought a relaxed tone for his first meeting with President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, last September.

The 36-year-old crown prince ended up shouting at Mr. Sullivan after he raised the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The prince told Mr. Sullivan he never wanted to discuss the matter again, said people familiar with the exchange. And the U.S. could forget about its request to boost oil production, he told Mr. Sullivan."

"The two countries disagree over oil production levels, security concerns and the invasion of Ukraine. The alliance is based on an arrangement that has the U.S. military protecting the kingdom to ensure the uninterrupted flow of oil. The risk for the U.S. is that Riyadh will align more closely with China and Russia or at least remain neutral on issues of vital interest to Washington, Saudi officials said. Former President Franklin Roosevelt and Saudi Arabia’s founder, King Abdulaziz ibn Saud, formed the relationship in 1945."
 
How U.S.-Saudi Relations Reached the Breaking Point - WSJ

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