Lawmakers of both parties on Sunday expressed a desire for the Biden administration to go further in sanctioning Saudi Arabia — and particularly Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — in the wake of the release of an intelligence report directly implicating him in the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
“I don't think anybody thinks that the crown prince was not responsible, in other words, that he knew about it and that he approved of it,” Portman continued. “So I do think there ought to be something additional that focuses on him.” “[Biden] is reassessing our relationship with Saudi Arabia, which is an ally, and I don't think that the chapter is closed on the outcome of the disclosure of this report,” Sen. Mazie Hirono said earlier in the program. “That's my hope.”
“I know this is tough because the Saudis are pushing back right now on Iran,” Portman said. “That's very important. We've seen what the Iranians are doing most recently with the rocket attacks … through Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. So it's a delicate area.”
A Nazi stage design! A golden trump/calf statue Now this...Holyshit folks how much greater can it get? Make America Gag Again and again and again!!!
Biden will do what Trump avoided doing. He won’t play any games with these people! An American life was lost. We don’t just sweep that under the rug for future favors!
The people who are pressing for harsher sanctions must be unaware of how much money the Saudis have invested in America. I’m not calling them patriots, I’m calling them owners. What kind of sanctions can we level against “owners” without actually hurting the US?
GOP Lawmakers need to make a tiny effort to hide their hypocrisy on this and other issues. MBS was evidently enabled by Jared Kushner before the fact, he was lauded by Trump afterwards, Pompeo assured him he had nothing to worry about. GOP leaders did nothing. Now they complain?
No. No! Bad politicians. No! Are you politicians that stupid regarding foreign policy? 1) He wasn’t a US Citizen 2) Saudi Arabia is an ally in a dangerous region 3) Foreign policy based on human rights is dangerous
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For you all saying this is solely due to oil- you forget that Saudi has been part of our counterterrorism efforts in the Middle East A lot to balance in deciding appropriate actions. Sanctions are not the only method to punish. Logic instead of emotion
Yeah ok Stop the keystone pipeline from Canada and keep buying blood oil from Saudi Arabia.
Republicans can sit this one out as well as any issues involving governance or ethics or morality
davidandhettie Showing more moral fiber than the Trump administration should be more than an aspiration. MBS engineered this murder and Trump and Kushner helped to cover it up. Let’s demonstrate clearly that this is unacceptable.
ever wonder why saudi arabia was never on travel ban in regard to immigration
Maybe he has a plan that he hasn't told you about. Ever think of that?
Funny how Trump didn’t do anything but enable along with Jared. But now GOPQ lawmakers want more action? Give me an effing break.
Nothing like notching up a giant FAIL with your first major foreign policy decision. All the tough talk of turning MBS into “a global pariah” and having a complete “reassessment” of the US/KSA relationship turned out to be empty words. Ho hum... 🙄
Have they read the report tho? It has no smoking gun and it’s based on assessments and nothing more! Treating allies like this will do damage but to America itself
MissingPundit He said more is coming on Monday you asses
Both parties? So why didn’t the republicans have that same desire when trump was president? We need to Never vote for another republican for centuries!
Trump really disgraced America even more than he already did by not speaking out on this.
Bring our troops back guarding oil fired to show Saudi we don’t need them as much as they need us.
It's all about the Benjamins.
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Suddenly? But not when Trump 'saved his ass' ridiculous 🙄
Don't say Just Do!!!
Whitehouse won’t sanction the Saudi Prince, Despite the compelling evidence, Power does corrupt, Why don’t we erupt, At state sanctioned murder and then mince?
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