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The Memo: Trump in a corner on Saudi Arabia (The Hill)
« on: October 20, 2018, 08:07:28 pm »
The Memo: Trump in a corner on Saudi Arabia

By Niall Stanage - 10/20/18 02:26 PM EDT

President Trump’s efforts to walk a fine line on Saudi Arabia could soon prove untenable, as demands for action cross the partisan divide.
 
In the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump has appeared ambivalent about the right response to the kingdom and its crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, whom the U.S. administration has previously backed.

Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House adviser Jared Kushner was an emphatic supporter of Mohammed, often known in Washington circles by his initials, MBS.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/412392-the-memo-trump-in-a-corner-on-saudi-arabia
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Re: The Memo: Trump in a corner on Saudi Arabia (The Hill)
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2018, 08:13:14 pm »
I seriously doubt voters will soon be abandoning Trump will nilly out of sympathy for muslim brotherhood booster Jamal Khashoggi.
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Re: The Memo: Trump in a corner on Saudi Arabia (The Hill)
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2018, 08:21:28 pm »
Quote from: skeeter on October 20, 2018, 08:13:14 pm
I seriously doubt voters will soon be abandoning Trump will nilly out of sympathy for muslim brotherhood booster Jamal Khashoggi.

Maybe not, but I'm sure Iran and their supporters (Obama, Valerie, etc.) will be hoping that Trump says or does something they can use against him re: this Saudi issue.
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2018, 08:21:31 pm »
   I agree @skeeter, I don't see that happening either.  BUT if the economy takes a hit (gas prices and defense industry jobs) the lasting effects could be problematic.  Another issue is pushing the House of Sauds into the House of Putin, that is also a concern, to me, anyway.  Minus the resignation of MBS I don't see a clean way out and I don't GAF about the dead journalist.
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Re: The Memo: Trump in a corner on Saudi Arabia (The Hill)
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2018, 08:49:24 pm »
Quote from: corbe on October 20, 2018, 08:21:31 pm
   I agree @skeeter, I don't see that happening either.  BUT if the economy takes a hit (gas prices and defense industry jobs) the lasting effects could be problematic.  Another issue is pushing the House of Sauds into the House of Putin, that is also a concern, to me, anyway.  Minus the resignation of MBS I don't see a clean way out and I don't GAF about the dead journalist.

The Saudis will cut a few heads off & declare the matter closed. And there it will forever lie because no one will be able to prove anything to the contrary.

Because the US media sees an opportunity here does not mean the rest of the world will participate in their fervent effort to apply pressure on the administration.
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