Bipartisan Chorus Calls for Punishing Saudis as Trump Accuses Them of ‘Deception’

New York Times ^ | October 21, 2018 | Mark Landler and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

[antidemoncrat]

Congress from the getgo has yelled for sanctions against Saudi Arabia even before any of the evidence was in. More never Trump policy? It’s too back Congress won’t act that fast on immigration reform.

[MNJohnnie]

Amazing how wonderfully stupid the Never Trumpers, the clowns in “Conservative Inc” and the Leftists are.

Really stupid for any US Citizen to be actively pushing this Russian/Iran propaganda line.

[sport]

I do not recall this much outrage expressed by Congress when numerous American Citizens plus an American Diplomat were murdered and the Diplomat was tortured to death on Hillary Clinton's behest at Benghazi.

On a personal note, muslims offing muslims has yet to upset me.However, I suppose, whose ox is the one being gored determines the source of the outrage. And, if another is needed, this is additional proof that the main stream media and its puppets are the enemies of America and Americans.

[OpusatFR]

And I care....5,4,3,2,1

Oops, care gone.

The faux outrage over the Hamas loving SA national is ridiculous.

[marktwain]

This really has nothing to do with “the media.” One of the worst-kept secrets in Washington is that the WP is nothing more than a CIA front.

An incestuous relationship, to be sure.

It is not at all clear which is the tail, and which is the dog.

CIA, Academia, Media, Leftist think tanks, all pretty much the same ideology.

The CIA has always leaned strongly to the left.

The FBI used to lean to the right. That has changed, as all can see.

[Theoria]

Arrogance. Why would it have to be hidden and perfect. Who would hold him or his country responsible for anything? Has that not been the history of Saudi Arabia, especially relating to terrorism and their sponsor of it and wahhabism.

Throw in the fact that 'operations' screw up. Some years ago, 'we' screwed up grabbing a guy in Italy. The cia clowns used their real names, used hotel points, etc. nuts.

[bgill]

I suspect there is some connection to the demonrats. Somehow, somewhere there are dots. Trump promised the wall and suddenly there is a wall of invaders. Trump is bringing back our allies and the world is starting to respect the US again. The dems can’t have that so they may be trying to break down relations hoping Trump will go off on the Saudis. If by chance they didn’t have anything to do with the assassination, they are embracing it and playing it for all it’s worth.

[elpadre]

as horrific as the murder of this anti-American journalist is, don’t allow it to negatively impact the Trump peace plan for the ME. The President is doing some great work over there and the ME is calmer than any time in my lifetime. I wonder if this murder isn’t a setup to destroy all he has done and plans to do??

[drop 50 and fire for effect]

I keep asking myself, “why would the Crown Prince be so sloppy with an execution?”

Doesn’t compute with me ...

There are too probable potential answers to this:

1) MbS or another highly places Royal family member ordered Mr. Khashoggi killed and simply and grossly misunderstood the impact this would have.

It's one thing for a reporter/columnist to die during a war or civil unrest or have a suspicious "accident," but entirely another for a reporter, who works for a still influential paper (not as much as they were, but for the moment still influential), to be assassinated, in a consulate, in a country that has a beef with the Saudis.

2) The Saudi's wanted to corner and pressure Mr. Khashoggi while he was in their own building, and things got out of hand, and he died. Personally, I think the latter is what occured, Murphy's Law is coming into play and biting the Saudi's hard.

Regardless, this incident has provided Saudi foes plenty of ammunition. Saudi defenders, in contrast only have fig leafs. Khashoggi was no democrat and has much more than casual ties to extremists, but the manner and location of his death, are gifts to Saudi enemies.

[Mollypitcher1]

As far as I’m concerned it was good riddance to bad rubbish. I understand he contributed once in awhile so how is he called a “journalist from the Washington Post?” Essentially, in a choice between the backstabbing nutjob Erdogan and Turkey’s recent history being anything BUT a NATO ALLY, I’ll choose to side with Saudi Arabia.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks AW!M. It's only bipartisan if it fits the DNC talking points / narrative. Partisan Media Shills update.

[SunkenCiv]

The Three Amigos

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)

[Valin]

3 Small Simple Questions

1. What Do You Want?

2. How Do You Get It?

3. Then Want Happens?

I haven’t read the comments, But these are the questions people (no matter which side you;re on) need to ask...and Answer.