Posted on 04/20/2016 11:52:27 AM PDT by Nachum
(CNN)President Barack Obama received a chilly reception from Saudi Arabia's leaders as he landed in Riyadh Wednesday, a clear sign of the cooling relations between once-close allies amid regional upheaval and dropping oil prices. When Obama touched down in Riyadh shortly after 1 p.m. local time, there were no kisses with the kingdom's ruler as President George W. Bush once exchanged. The Saudi government dispatched the governor of Riyadh rather than a senior-level royal to shake Obama's hand, a departure from the scene at the airport earlier in the day when King Salman was shown on state television greeting the leaders of other Gulf nations on the tarmac.
Social media users quickly termed the reception, which was not carried live on state TV, a snub and a sign that a relationship long lubricated by barrels of oil is now facing deep questions on both sides. For all the frostiness seemingly on diplay, though, analysts and former officials say the two countries aren't at the end of a love affair so much as in an unhappy marriage in which both sides, for better or worse, are stuck with each other.
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Social media users quickly termed the reception, which was not carried live on state TV, a snub and a sign that a relationship long lubricated by barrels of oil is now facing deep questions on both sides.
No problem. They still have Paul Ryan, Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid to bribe, plus half a hundred or more other Congresscritters on both sides.
At least he didn’t have an opportunity to bow again.
I guess he won’t get his Mecca invite now...
Lover’s tiff.
ha ha ha....too bad it was this bunch that snubbed him. They are no better than he is.
Bow? He could have kissed the holy tarmac and genuflected in the direction of Mecca.
Let's close the borders NOW before he returns!
Snubbed in Cuba...
Snubbed by the Saudis...
Where are you going next little bammy?
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Saudi Arabia’s leaders would not last a month without US backing.
Even most mooselimbs hate the Saudi Royals... Iran for sure.
Pussie gets no respect. Wow that’s a shocker.
Good for them.
Guess we could add "buzzed by Russian warplanes" to this list....
Next up....a snub by the Queen of England on Obama’s magical mystery tour.
They sent Fredo to welcome him.
Too funny.
Well, if a big old stinky black turd just magically showed up in the punch bowl at the party, would you drink any of it?
Thought so...me neither.
When 0bama goes to Teheran his Shite brothers will give a big wet kiss to 0bama.
What a mess! Won’t be easy to clean up after he leaves office!
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