It’s doubtful the crown prince had anything to do with the murder. He inherited a secret service that is imbued with Muslim culture and Muslim culture is brutal. It will be difficult to reform his clandestine services because what they did is okay by the Ninth century Koran. The ninth century is long gone and what happened is not okay by twenty-first century western standards. The prince is trying to update his kingdom for without the twenty-first century businesses it will fail. He knows this. His attempt to create a city shared with Egypt and Jordan where business and business people can operate like they were in Europe is an attempt to move Saudi Arabia into the modern age. But, it’s like updating a sword to somehow fire bullets. It’s going to be a tough transition. It won’t do us any good to lay this at his feet as he is our best hope of bringing Saudi Arabia into the western fold.
You make some sense. Most of the other defenders of Saudi Arabia don’t. The Saudi prince could do what President Trunp can’t.....fire his Secret Service. It still doesn’t change that Iran, Syria, and Russia are not the bad guys. Or that we’re tied to Turkey by NATO membership. Or that the Saudis have too much control over our politicians, economic well being, and foreign policy.