Saudi, Emirati Leaders Decline Calls With Biden During Ukraine Crisis

wsj ^ | 3/8/22

[BusterDog]

The White House unsuccessfully tried to arrange calls between President Biden and the de facto leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the U.S. was working to build international support for countering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and contain a surge in oil prices, said Middle East and U.S. officials.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the U.A.E.’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan both declined U.S. requests to speak to Mr. Biden in recent weeks, the officials said, as Saudi and Emirati officials have become more vocal in recent weeks in their criticisms of American policy in the Gulf.

“There was some expectation of a phone call, but it didn’t happen,“ said a U.S. official of the planned discussion between the Saudi Prince Mohammed and Mr. Biden. ”It was part of turning on the spigot [of Saudi oil].”

[nomorelurker]

I have read thru the comments on this thread so far, none of them are crazy conspiracy stuff. This is how WW3 starts, the small players are lining up on one side or the other, somebody will make a “mistake” who knows who, where or when. Then all of a sudden missiles start flying world wide. Armageddon. Don’t even need an Old Testament Prophet for this.

[Chgogal]

Three more years????

[ex91B10]

Bingo

[libertylover]

No reason for Saudi to take a call from a President who is about to empower its main antagonist, Iran. Mistakes in foreign policy do have consequences.

Yep!

[escapefromboston]

LOL

[Seruzawa]

They hate us and the Russians and hope we both kill each other.

[kanawa]

Me Too

[Chgogal]

The sad part, we don’t need Saudi Arabia or the UAE, all we have to do is drill and then drill some more, but Biden won’t let us.

[DaBroasta]

I thought foreign policy/relations was the demented diaper wearer’s strong suit?

[curious7]

Nothing quite says you don’t matter, BiteMe, like them not taking your calls.

[catnipman]

link to full article:

https://archive.ph/l6LbZ

[mass55th]

"But in case you haven’t noticed, we are in that bed too."

And you expect the Saudis to help Joe, so he'll help us? Or maybe you want Joe to continue buying Russian oil? The Biden Administration doesn't care. They want you to buy an electric car.

[mass55th]

"The sad part, we don’t need Saudi Arabia or the UAE, all we have to do is drill and then drill some more, but Biden won’t let us."

I ran into a young guy at the store the other day. He had a cart full of boxes of motor oil. I asked him if that oil was from Russia. He laughed. He told me he worked on the oil fields in the west, and we had more than enough oil available for use.

[hinckley buzzard]

Just part of “turning on the spigot.” No wonder the Arabs didn’t want to talk to these a—holes. They might want some respect from the supplicants.

[midwest_hiker]

Who was it during a presidential debate when the topic of gas prices came up, he said something like “I would gather a coalition and demand the Middle East to increase production”.
Funny how in the name of Global in global warming it is ok for other hemispheres increase production but not here at home.

[cgbg]

We have gone well into this thread, and everyone seems to have forgotten this bit of recent history:

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/biden-may-regret-releasing-report-on-khashoggi-murder-says-expert/

This is the trap Democrats always fall into—virtue signaling is guaranteed doom in international relations.

The Saudis remember—and know that the US (current administration) is not their friend.

[HIDEK6]

What an embarrassment.

[catnipman]

“Saudi, Emirati Leaders Decline Calls With Biden During Ukraine Crisis”

ROTFLOL!

i guess they figure it’s pointless to converse with the puppet when it’s sitting there without the strings being pulled ....

but i bet they’d be taking Trump’s calls!

[SunkenCiv]

Gosh, it's almost as if Biden doesn't work for us.

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• "A Total Disaster": Why The Iran Nuclear Deal Will Spark An Even Greater Geopolitical Crisis [03/04/2022]
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• Biden Admin Relies on Russia To Finalize Iran Nuclear Deal as Putin Invades Ukraine [03/01/2022]

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  and, what's her FR nick?

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[HIDEK6]

And North Dakota. And Alberta.