Are ye fookin’ kidding?!? The Washington establishment is bought and paid for by the Saudis. “You take care of us now and we take care of you later” is the unofficial Saudi motto to Yanqui pols, diplos and bureaucrats. The State Dept. is owned lock, stock and barrel by them.
Serve them well now and you will be guaranteed sweet, sweet bennies when you retire. Consultancies, contracts and advisory positions with the multitudinous think tanks, scholarly institutes, lobbying shops, councils and associations funded by the perfidious princes exist to feather the nests of their faithful servants.