Posted on 05/20/2017 9:45:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
They’ve been dubbed the two princes, the rising powers behind the thrones in the budding strategic alliance between the House of Saud and the House of Trump.
Jared Kushner married into Donald Trump’s family and now serves as the president’s senior advisor. His portfolio of domestic and foreign responsibilities seems to grow heavier by the day.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is the Saudi defense minister and head of the state oil monopoly. More importantly, he has emerged from a crowded field of royalty to be second in line to King Salman, his 81-year-old father, who inherited the crown two years ago.
Starting last winter, even before Trump took office, the two trusted family advisors quietly joined forces to mend U.S.-Saudi relations strained by President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, which the Saudi rulers opposed, and his moralizing on human rights. which they disdained.....
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That’s for sure, and there will never be enough said about those two.
Two more vacant empty people (at that level of our society) would be hard to find.
“:^)
Four to eight years is a long time to put your life on hold. That approaches 20-25% of a person’s prime working career years.
These two should be appreciated for their efforts, even if they don’t agree with us on some things.
They are not in this for the reasons most government people are, to line their own wallets.
It’s actually quite impressive IMO.
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