Posted on 04/13/2022 1:49:25 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly three dozen House Democrats are pushing the administration to get tougher with Saudi Arabia, calling it a bad strategic partner after it has refused to help ease the world’s oil supply crunch during Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat and senior member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the Committee on Rules, led lawmakers in a letter asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a “recalibration” of the U.S.-Saudi relationship.
The Saudi Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
President Joe Biden started out his presidency freezing out the kingdom's crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, over Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen and abuses including the killing of American-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Tight oil supply and rising oil prices that are driving inflation have led the Biden administration to try to improve its relationship with Saudi rulers since then, however.
"Instead of accepting appeals from our government to produce more oil, an initial step that would immediately lower prices for Americans across the country," Saudi rulers are reportedly talking with China about pricing part of its oil sales in the Chinese yuan, a move that could weaken the U.S. dollar, the Democrats wrote.
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“It makes sense if Iranian sleeper ValJar is one of the puppetmasters.”
Bingo! I am now certain than ever Valerie Jarrett is pulling the strings. Good call.
“Get tougher” with what?
Hot air?
Probably even more insulting through Muslim eyes. Is that a man playing Kamala? Some big hands....
Finish Keystone, screw Saudi Arabia.
Valjar is Iranian and so is Kerry’s son in law.
Saudis getting bombed by Iranian proxies and
Biden wants Iran to get nukes and ICBM’s
Who would think that would be a problem MBS would
object to. No favors for colluding with Iran.
Saudi has always been a strategic partner with us post the last Israeli war I think 1973. They helped us crush the Soviet Union economically by producing great amounts of oil per request of Ronald Regan. This was an economic loss for Saudi but they did it. Thus the old Soviet Union collapsed due to economics.
Today Saudi benefits greatly from the high price of oil. They also know that if Biden did not restrain our oil industry we could produce the oil needed to bring down world price of this commodity.
Their logic is such: “I benefit from the high price. You have the ability to drive down the price. Do what you want. You created the problem and thus you solve the problem.”
That is why Saudi and the UAE will not increase production. Iran and Venezuela want to increase but sanctions have prevented this. Thus today, Biden asks both those nations to increase production.
Our president is a senile fool.
Uh, the Saudi’s aren’t taking potato head calls.
The have ZFG.
Pudding head can’t do crap.
That’s a tough job for Pedo Jo Jo. He uses up all his toughness just zipping up his fly.
1. Kill off domestic energy production.
2. Alienate foreign energy producers.
3.
4. Profit!
You cannot get tough with those that laugh at you
Should be interesting to watch a verbal spat between him and Jill.
Looking aside, Joe says, “Well, she is a murderer!”
Tight oil supply and rising oil prices that are driving inflation have led the Biden administration to try to improve its relationship with Saudi rulers since then, however.
In response, the Saudis said "screw you" in Arabic ...
The democrats are stupid. Genuinely stupid and evil people.
5. Don’t forget to call Putin names. That is critical to the US and Western plutocrat tactics while they &^%$ over their own citizens.
[snip] President Joe Biden started out his presidency freezing out the kingdom's crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, over Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen and abuses including the killing of American-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate in Istanbul. [/snip]
IOW, Biden supports Iran's Houthi proxy terrorism, and Jeff Bezos' Washington ComPost.
whoops, missed in my copy-paste.
Sure thing. Pedo Joe should just ruin the U.S. oil industry entirely. That’d show those Saudis who’s boss.
They aren’t fit to shine Elon Musk’s shoes, but that’s not saying much. He’s just a successful businessman, and they are dyed-in-the-wool Washington grifters.
/bingo
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