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MisdemeanorRebel
2017 May 4, 7:49pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2017 May 4, 7:49pm
Hmmmm....
They certainly have been on a charm offensive ever since he took office, but were frothing at the mouth before the Elections.
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Patrick
2017 May 4, 11:27pm
Patrick
2017 May 4, 11:27pm
It's disappointing, but not unexpected.
Who in our government has the balls to tell the truth about Saudi Arabia? Apparently no one at all, ever.
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komputodo
2017 May 5, 12:02am
komputodo
2017 May 5, 12:02am
Trump soft on Saudi Arabia?
Does presidential diplomacy mean ignoring/avoiding talks with those which whom you disagree?
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komputodo
2017 May 5, 12:05am
komputodo
2017 May 5, 12:05am
We know that if it was hillary meeting with the saudis, it would be about getting paid. With Trump, it's still up in the air.
"He used to trash the kingdom, but now the president is making it his first foreign stop.
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President Donald Trump has said that Saudi Arabia “blew up the World Trade Center†and wants “women as slaves and to kill gays.†He has also insisted that the oil-rich Arab kingdom provide the United States with free oil for a decade.
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Before his election, Trump routinely denounced Saudi Arabia as a retrograde moocher of American military protection.
“If Saudi Arabia, which has been making one billion dollars a day from oil, wants our help and protection, they must pay dearly! NO FREEBIES,†Trump tweeted in March 2015.
“If the Saudis are so concerned about Syria then they should go in themselves. Stop telling us to do their dirty work,†Trump tweeted in October 2013.
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But when Trump takes his first overseas trip later this month, Saudi Arabia will be his first stop.
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Barack Obama, who also complained about the Saudis as a candidate and never warmed to its theocratic regime, made Riyadh his first stop on his inaugural visit to the Middle East in June 2009 and returned several times."