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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Major Shift in US Saudi Relations?

Social and political criticisms

 
 KSA intel chief Bandar Bin Sultan


Repost from Reuters | October 22, 2013

From Al Jazeera | October 23, 2013

There could be a major shift in the US Saudi relations, its lowest in years, KSA intelligence chief Bandar Bin Sultan,  on what the kingdom perceives as its inaction over the Syrian civil war and the Israel - Palestinian peace talks.  KSA rejected a two year seat at the UN Security Council lately.  The recent overtures to Iran was also displeased the Arabs.

In an unusual public attack, Prince Turki Al Faisal called Pres Obama's foreign policy in ME "lamentable"

The low point in US KSA relations started in 2001 9/11 attack in NYC, where most the terrorists involved were Arabs.

How would this affect the oil supply?

What happens next?  Would Pres. Obama change its current foreign policy towards Syria, Iran, and Israel?

                          Prince Bandar bin Sultan (L), Secretary-General of Saudi Arabia's National Security Council, shakes hands with Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow July 14, 2008. RUSSIA/RIA Novosti/Alexei Druzhinin/Pool
                    With whom will the Arabs will be friendly with next?  Pres Putin of USSR at right