Ted Frazier
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Yesterday President Trump punished 17 Saudis with sanctions. Who isn't in the list is more interesting than who is:
Opinion | Saudi Arabia After Khashoggi
There is more. When a nation is displeased with another nation, the norm is to recall the embassador. Trump did the exact opposite.New York Times (Nov 15, 2018):
And, oh, Mohammed bin Salman, the 33-year-old de facto ruler, exonerated. "Absolutely, his royal highness the crown prince has nothing to do with this issue," Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir assured reporters in Riyadh on Thursday. The American sanctions do not rise to the prince’s level, nor to those closest to him.
Un. Be. Lievable.The president has now finally nominated an ambassador to Riyadh, a critical post vacant since he took office. The more common demonstration of displeasure in diplomacy is to pull back an ambassador, not to appoint one, but John Abizaid, a retired general with broad knowledge of the Middle East, is a good choice, and we hope he will enlighten the White House about the Saudis.
Opinion | Saudi Arabia After Khashoggi