Who ever said they were our friends. They are just another country we have to deal with. Terrorists having been killing other terrorists in the middle east for a long, long time.
The correct term is ally
Saudi Arabia is our ally in the current war against Iran
“They are just another country we have to deal with”
I wish that’s how it was. Instead, we do sword dances with them and arm them to fight the Yemens. And of course we expected them to reform themselves. None of this is MAGA.