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Biden is ripping up his plan to ostracize Saudi Arabia as the US desperately seeks a way out of its oil crisis
Yahoo Finance ^ | June 11,2022 | Bill Bostock

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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
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To: Hojczyk

Even the socialist organization Yahoo is now panicking over skyrocketing oil, diesel, and gas prices.

Can the Associated Press, Reuters, and The New York Times be next to awaken from their slumbers ?


21 posted on 06/11/2022 10:24:45 AM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: kiryandil
I can't imagine these two together chatting - not even a little bit.


22 posted on 06/11/2022 10:25:48 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: Hojczyk
"the US desperately seeks a way out of its oil crisis"

That is so laughable on its face. "Desperation" doesn't yet mean drilling for oil or mining coal here in the USA. Here is what "Biden Desperation" looks like...


23 posted on 06/11/2022 10:25:57 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: elpadre

It would be quite easy to bring back a strong, robust USA with plentiful products, low prices, and security — just bring back Trump.


24 posted on 06/11/2022 10:27:04 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
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To: Hojczyk

Oh, that Khashoggi outrage, we were JUST KIDDING, heh heh. You know friends teasing friends, heh heh.

Would you PLEASE sell us more oil so we don’t freeze to death this winter, pretty please? We promise to be nice (until we figure out how not to need your oil, that is).


25 posted on 06/11/2022 10:28:51 AM PDT by BobL (My hatred of Necons/Globalists exceeds my love of Ukraine or any other country, other than the US)
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To: Hojczyk

Joe can kiss the rear cheeks of a camel.


26 posted on 06/11/2022 10:29:14 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Hojczyk
Must be Sauds stopped refusing to take Bidens calls....

or is this just another fake no show visit he will cancel.


27 posted on 06/11/2022 10:34:23 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: cgbg

“OK—but chopping the guy into pieces inside the embassy is a little over the top...

;-)”

How else was he going to fit in the luggage?


28 posted on 06/11/2022 10:38:05 AM PDT by Dogbert41 (Blessed are the peace makers.)
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To: Ann Archy

We apparently need refinery expansion too.


29 posted on 06/11/2022 10:41:20 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Hojczyk

Unless Biden ends his plans to rejoin the JCPOA, he will not get any cooperation from MBS.


30 posted on 06/11/2022 10:43:33 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Hojczyk

Biden has been reduced to kissing up to both the Saudis and Venezuela to rescue him from his idiotic policy decisions. How pathetic and embarrassing, he’s turning the US into a laughingstock.


31 posted on 06/11/2022 10:43:51 AM PDT by jimwatx
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To: Hojczyk

Gosh, we were doing fine. Then Biden happened. How about he fixes it today.

Call Trump, he’ll tell you what to do.


32 posted on 06/11/2022 10:45:27 AM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: DallasBiff

Trump got us out of the Iran deal. Iran is the Saudi’s mortal enemy. It is hard to understate how much the Saudis hate the Iranians. This is why Trump was so popular with the Saudis.


33 posted on 06/11/2022 10:47:02 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Hojczyk

Biden just hasn’t figured out there’s plenty of oil underfoot in the U.S.


34 posted on 06/11/2022 10:47:47 AM PDT by existentially_kuffer
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To: DallasBiff

He nukes um from space


35 posted on 06/11/2022 10:48:00 AM PDT by cableguymn
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To: Hojczyk

Maybe Biden should attend one of the Saudi-backed LIV golf tournaments... at a Trump golf course!


36 posted on 06/11/2022 10:54:01 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: Hojczyk

There is an easier way. Take off the domestic drilling restrictions and open up federal lands again. The price of oil thus gasoline would drop some almost immediately even before new oil gets to te refineries. Just because USA is back in the petroleum business seriously the anticipation would cause the bids on oil to decline.


37 posted on 06/11/2022 10:56:06 AM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe A)
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To: Hojczyk

Biden: “Well yes, we hate your guts and we are cozying up to Iran and yes, we were seeking to screw you over in any way we could but you see, my ass is in a ringer now so I need your help........”


38 posted on 06/11/2022 10:57:45 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Hojczyk
Trump in 2020: 'If Biden' Becomes President, You'll Pay $7 For a Gallon of Gas By Michael W. Chapman | March 8, 2022 | 1:53pm EST

(CNS News.com) -- During a campaign stop on Nov. 2, 2020, then-President Donald Trump touted the low gasoline prices of the time and warned that if Joe Biden became president, Americans would end up paying $7, $8, even $9 a gallon.

Trump also said that, in response to those high gas prices, the Biden administration would tell people to get rid of their cars.

"It's an incredible thing that's happened over the last few years, a lot of great things," said Trump. "And you’re paying, what, $2 a gallon for your gasoline? That’s okay."

Trump in 2020: 'If Biden' Becomes President, You'll Pay $7 For a Gallon of Gas By Michael W. Chapman | March 8, 2022 | 1:53pm EST

(CNS News.com) -- During a campaign stop on Nov. 2, 2020, then-President Donald Trump touted the low gasoline prices of the time and warned that if Joe Biden became president, Americans would end up paying $7, $8, even $9 a gallon.

Trump also said that, in response to those high gas prices, the Biden administration would tell people to get rid of their cars.

Their administration would then tell people to get rid of their cars.

"It's an incredible thing that's happened over the last few years, a lot of great things," said Trump. "And you’re paying, what, $2 a gallon for your gasoline? That’s okay."

Biden Administration To Provide Grief Counselors At All Gas Pumps

The Babylon Bee ^ | June 10, 2022


39 posted on 06/11/2022 11:05:50 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (Has anyone, recently, seen a Biden sticker on any vehicle and in particular at/in a gas station!!!)
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To: Hojczyk; All
"Biden is ripping up his plan to ostracize Saudi Arabia as the US Biden Administration desperately seeks a way out of its [failed, manufactured] oil crisis"

There! Fixed it.

Also, Trump's red tsunami of patriot supporters are reminded that they must vote twice this election year. Your first vote is to primary career RINO incumbents. Your second vote is to replace outgoing Democrats and RINOs with Trump-endorsed patriot candidates.

Again, insights welcome.

40 posted on 06/11/2022 11:05:52 AM PDT by Amendment10 ( )
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