Now, I hope that Bush has changed his mind about these folks. A friend who stabs you and your country in the back is not a friend, especially when he refuses to apologize or help make up for his mistake.
The jury is still out on this. It would be foolish for Bush to jump on the Saudis until we are well prepared to handle this difficult matter and see it through to a successful conclusion. It would be foolish for him to tip his hand, as well. But I devoutly hope that Bush has learned his lesson, not only from 9/11 but from the behavior of the Saudis since that time. I think Bush is genuinely religious and genuinely patriotic. I hope he understands that he may have to put his country before this old friendship.
The Saudi "royals;" who, [As anyone who has ever partied with them or, as have many scores of my professional colleagues and I, flown them about the globe in their fleets of private and chartered jets] almost to a man, live lives of unimaginable debauchery, licentiousness and abandon; are much more loathesome, fearsome and insidiously dangerous than those -- including islam's most murderous -- they employ to their Evil bidding.
For the Saudi "royals" are hypocrites!
And to the extent we ignore Our Nation's "leaders" panderings to them -- we are their enablers and financiers.
He may have to put his country before this old friendship ?
No, he must put his country first.