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Published on December 29, 2018 by Gary Grappo

Are Saudi Arabia and MBS Becoming a Liability for the White House?

Published first at Fair Observer on December 18, 2018

It would be hard to find the leader of any close American ally in recent history with a cloud over his head as the one over Mohammed bin Salman today. The December 14 Senate votes to end US military aid for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen and to condemn Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for […]

Filed Under: Foreign Policy, Middle East, National Security, Oil, Saudi Arabia, United States, US President, US-Middle East, US-Saudi Arabia

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