What Is Trump Getting for Sucking Up to Saudi Arabia? experts have never seen such groveling

[Demovictory9]

What Is Trump Getting for Sucking Up to Saudi Arabia?

In our 65-plus years of experience working on U.S. Middle East policy, we’ve never seen anything like the Trump administration’s willingness to prostitute American interests to Saudi Arabia.

By AARON DAVID MILLER and RICHARD SOKOLSKY August 29, 2018

But nothing in the 70 plus-year history of U.S.-Saudi ties comes close to the cosmic groveling that now defines President Donald Trump’s relationship with Saudi Arabia and his slavish obeisance to its dangerous and irresponsible policies.


Since Trump became president, the U.S. has enabled and supported a disastrous Saudi war in Yemen; watched as Riyadh launched a political and economic war against Qatar that’s split the Gulf Cooperation Council and enhanced Iran’s influence; stood by as the Saudis virtually kidnapped the pro-American Lebanese Prime Minister in a bungled attempt to weaken Hezbollah; remained silent while the Saudis under the guise of reform cracked down on journalists, bloggers, businessmen and anyone else who dared criticize the 30-something crown prince; and said nothing as Riyadh battered Canada—a close U.S. ally that dared challenge Saudi human rights abuses.

In our 65-plus years of combined experience working inside and outside the State Department on U.S. Middle East policy, we have never seen anything like the Trump administration’s willingness to prostitute U.S. interests to Saudi Arabia—a country that increasingly pursues policies at home and abroad that undermine American values and interests.

Indeed, amid all its failures, the most successful Saudi foreign policy initiative in recent memory is the successful capturing and bamboozling of Donald Trump.

How to explain the Trump administration’s abnormal and unseemly attachment to Saudi Arabia? Why the suck-up and, more important, exactly what is America getting in return?

[C_U_L8R]

1. The USA doesn't have an extradition treaty with Saudi Arabia

So there's always that. Trump might pull an Idi Amin if the heat gets to high. Wouldn't hurt to grease a few palms in advance of a hasty exit.

[Phoenix61]

2. Screwed, we're getting screwed

He on the other hand is getting rich. Grifters gonna grift.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Link, please?

[Demovictory9]

4. here

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/08/29/trump-mbs-saudi-arabia-yemen-middle-east-foreign-policy-219617

[Meadowoak]

5. He probably owes them money too, where are those tax returns?

[dalton99a]

6. Donald Trump is a traitor through and through.

[lunasun]

7. They let him touch the glow orb. Kids remember things like that when it's special and someone

makes a big deal about them when they are small. His EQ age is about 9yrs. imo

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

12. The globe that captured every traitors fingerprints.

Akin to a police officer tapping your back turn signal lens.
Bin Laden was a Saudi Prince. They secretly want revenge for his execution for the same. dt will help them get it.

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. I think that means they're engaged now. nt

[PSPS]

8. He's getting flattery. It's as simple as that. Flatter him and he'll do anything.

[Demovictory9]

17. that's probably part of it.

[RockRaven]

9. Jared spilled classified US intel to SA, enabling recent purge, helping SA/UAE to put screws 2 Qatar

and surprise, surprise, wouldn't you know it, a private capital fund with massive Qatari investment just happens to bail out Kushner's tragically dumb over-leveraged 666 building.

The Trump admin's behavior towards Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with what's good for the US, and everything to do with short term gain for Trump himself and those closest to him.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

13. +1

Yep. Selling state secrets developed by the American Taxpayer dollar. No skin of jareds ass. A guy who couldnt pass a security clearance and lied OVER 100 TIMES ON HIS ORIGINAL APPLICATION.

[moondust]

10. Working for his criminal bro Bibi

is part of it but I don't know exactly how big a part wrt SA. Other Bibi favors include the U.S. exiting the Iran nuclear deal, moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and cutting U.S. financial aid to Palestinians. No doubt Bibi would love to see the U.S. and/or SA go to war with Iran; Drumpf is dumb and wicked enough to do it. Mossad is pretty "effective" and may also have dirt on Drumpf similar to Pooty.

A tsunami of allegations hit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in mid-February, with the police recommending that he be indicted for corruption. The premier has faced such crises before, but never on such an unprecedented scale.

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/bibi-bombshell-explained-your-guide-to-the-netanyahu-cases-1.5810633

[Midnight Writer]

11. The Saudis are trying to raise oil prices to a sustainable $80. That is good for Putin.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

14. Love to open-hand slap that fucking cock-eyed smirk off his face so hard his

hair hat would come apart. SO sick of the don show.

[smirkymonkey]

16. LOL!

I would line up right behind you. I hate the motherfucking sick bastard with a passion.