"A senior American defense official said the U.S. remains "fully committed to security cooperation" with Saudi Arabia and continues to work with the Kingdom to plan for various security contingencies. "Suggestions that we would not fully support the Kingdom in a time of crisis are entirely inaccurate," the official said. "The Saudis are very upset. They don't know where the Americans want to go," said a senior European diplomat not in Riyadh. "The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have a long-standing partnership and consult closely on issues of mutual interest, including preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, countering terrorism, ensuring stable and reliable energy supplies, and promoting regional security," said White House National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan. A senior administration official said the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have a "strong and stable relationship" on core national-security issues. "While we do not agree on every issue, when we have different perspectives we have honest and open discussions," the senior administration official said. In Washington in recent days, Saudi officials have privately complained to U.S. lawmakers that they increasingly feel cut out of U.S. decision-making on Syria and Iran. A senior American official described the king as "angry.""
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The Saudi King is angry: it is hilarious that when this potentate is angry, the entire Western world is shaken
"A senior American defense official said the U.S. remains "fully committed to security cooperation" with Saudi Arabia and continues to work with the Kingdom to plan for various security contingencies. "Suggestions that we would not fully support the Kingdom in a time of crisis are entirely inaccurate," the official said. "The Saudis are very upset. They don't know where the Americans want to go," said a senior European diplomat not in Riyadh. "The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have a long-standing partnership and consult closely on issues of mutual interest, including preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, countering terrorism, ensuring stable and reliable energy supplies, and promoting regional security," said White House National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan. A senior administration official said the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have a "strong and stable relationship" on core national-security issues. "While we do not agree on every issue, when we have different perspectives we have honest and open discussions," the senior administration official said. In Washington in recent days, Saudi officials have privately complained to U.S. lawmakers that they increasingly feel cut out of U.S. decision-making on Syria and Iran. A senior American official described the king as "angry.""
