The Saudis are an important ally and we are letting them down. It saddens me to see them looking to Putin for aid that we should be providing. The US/Saudi arrangement has been extremely beneficial to both partners for over 40 years now. Eroding that relationship would be one of the biggest foreign policy blunders that Obama could make IMO.
The Saudis have been making fools out of us since the oil embargo. Most of that has been behind the scenes. If you ever wondered why Obama made an ass of himself over Syria and why he bombed Libya, now you know. That was the Saudi pulling Obama’s strings.
Don’t forget 9/11 was a gift from the Saudis.
We need to pursue energy independence as our highest priority. Eventually that will greatly reduce cash flow into the Middle East and the sources of funding for terrorism.