Posted on 06/11/2022 10:08:15 AM PDT by Hojczyk
Nearly three years after promising to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah," President Joe Biden is set to extend an olive branch to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following months of reproach.
The White House confirmed Monday that Biden will visit the oil-rich nation this summer, the culmination of an 18-month rollercoaster that started with Biden ostracizing Crown Prince Mohammed, commonly known as MBS, and ends with his administration trying to win back MBS' affections as gas prices soar due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Attempts by US officials to convince the Saudis to pump more oil have been unsuccessful so far, with MBS reportedly ignoring Biden's phone calls about the issue.
In a direct showing of how much the US wants Saudi Arabia's help, Biden may personally ask MBS to up oil production at a meeting between the two, Axios reported.
The Biden White House has long kept the kingdom at arm's length, refusing to meet with MBS and effectively demoting him by saying that his ailing father, Salman, is Biden's opposite number. The US also sanctioned several dozen Saudi officials following a declassified intelligence report into the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, which the CIA concluded was likely ordered by MBS.
A visit to Saudi Arabia signals that, for Biden, it is no longer tenable for the US to estrange a partner over ideology, when more pressing matters like oil threaten US stability, experts told Insider
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Nastiness is often a gift that is returned.
Why should MBS help Joe out? It’s in his interest to ignore him. Wait until 2024 until Trump returns. (Or DeSantis becomes President)
MBS should serve ol’ Short Bus Biden a nice big plate of Saudi oysters.
Biden knows how to burn down bridges.
It is really quite easy to solve the problem. Just bring back the Trump energy plan!
Demorats have always opposed the Sauds. Saudia Arabia has been in our interest for decades and decades. I hope they continue to ignore Biden, as with all things he shoots his own foot time and again.
Joe Biden’s foreign policy is to walk around in a circle in the Oval Office with his thumb up his ass.
Typical lefty.
Their ideas about anything revolve around magical thinking and the Humpty Dumpty logic of whatever I say is what you have to accept.
Unfortunately, Saudis and other ME groups do not simply “forget” because Humpty Dumpty says they should.
” 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, “
Khashoggi was Muslim Brotherhood scum The US should have drpped a Hellfire on his head.
Has Hunter Biden joined any Saudi Arabian company boards recently? That might be a stronger signal of a thawing of relations than a visit from the “Big Guy”.
Yahoo BS
Only Joe would desperately seek, that which is right under his feet.
Biden is gonna babble that murder is ok when our new friends do it!
OK—but chopping the guy into pieces inside the embassy is a little over the top...
;-)
How can anyone be that stupid.
Psst...Bite Me.....I KNOW the way out of this mess.....OPEN UP OUR DAMN PIPELINES AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRILL AND FRACK!!!
“It is really quite easy to solve the problem. Just bring back the Trump energy plan!”
Precisely. All of this is because of Biden, at least in this country.
They WANT us to be a THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.....and we're almost there.....especially now with TWO JUST US SYSTEMS!
So big pieces, you have a problem with the Saudi’s wasting that much time on a dirtbag?
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