The White House: Has a readout of a telephone call between President Biden and the King of Saudi Arabia, " President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia to address the longstanding partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Together they discussed regional security, including the renewed diplomatic efforts led by the United Nations and the United States to end the war in Yemen, and the U.S. commitment to help Saudi Arabia defend its territory as it faces attacks from Iranian-aligned groups. The President noted positively the recent release of several Saudi-American activists and Ms. Loujain al-Hathloul from custody, and affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law. The President told King Salman he would work to make the bilateral relationship as strong and transparent as possible. The two leaders affirmed the historic nature of the relationship and agreed to work together on mutual issues of concern and interest. "
Lets Get Real:
The above looks great in till you recall that the US intelligence has marked the Saudi Crown Prince as the main authority in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi a Washington Post columnist. US intelligence is to publish the report, this will cause a problem in Saudi and US relationship, the left will demand sanctions against Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince, the problem is that the Biden Administration can not have its cake and eat it, the US needs SA as a strong ally, in as much that SA and the US are united against the Tehran Regime. Once the report is published and any sanctions against SA are set in place, one can expect problems from the Middle East, SA will want to show that without SA support that Iran is a big threat, and the Biden Oval will find a old CIA Saying comes in to force he might be a son of bitch but he is our son of bitch. This will be real politics at its purest, not the best, just pure.
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