Saudi Arabia takes step to join China-led security bloc, as ties with Beijing strengthen

[1srelluc]

• Saudi Arabia's cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
• The SCO is a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as members.

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision to join a China-led security bloc, strengthening Riyadh's eastern ties in a further step away from U.S. interests.

The state-owned Saudi Press Agency said that, in a session presided by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as full members.

The organization further tallies four observer states — including Iran — and nine dialogue partners, counting in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. It is headquartered in Beijing and served by China's Zhang Ming as secretary-general.


Saudi Arabia's decision to join the SCO, while falling short of full membership, takes Riyadh's interests further east, at a time when Beijing is testing out its sway in the Middle East in a potential hit to U.S. influence. In early March, China brokered a deal for long-time Mideast rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's countries.

MSN

Of course they did.

When it's all over, old Joe will be standing there limp dick in hand wondering WTF happened and then blame it on MAGA republicans.....Sure as shit.

But......These things happen when you lose wars and turn Iraq into an Iranian client state and manage to burn every bridge in the region. Hell, we even managed to let the Taliban frame themselves as the good guys vs ISIS.

FJB and his clown show "state department".

 

[Rambunctious]

What a tragic turnabout... Trump had SA firmly on our side... he was trying to work with Russia and NK..... this Biden administration is a complete and total disaster....

 

[Augustine_]

• Saudi Arabia's cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
• The SCO is a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as members.

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision to join a China-led security bloc, strengthening Riyadh's eastern ties in a further step away from U.S. interests.

The state-owned Saudi Press Agency said that, in a session presided by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as full members.

The organization further tallies four observer states — including Iran — and nine dialogue partners, counting in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. It is headquartered in Beijing and served by China's Zhang Ming as secretary-general.


Saudi Arabia's decision to join the SCO, while falling short of full membership, takes Riyadh's interests further east, at a time when Beijing is testing out its sway in the Middle East in a potential hit to U.S. influence. In early March, China brokered a deal for long-time Mideast rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's countries.

MSN

Of course they did.

When it's all over, old Joe will be standing there limp dick in hand wondering WTF happened and then blame it on MAGA republicans.....Sure as shit.

But......These things happen when you lose wars and turn Iraq into an Iranian client state and manage to burn every bridge in the region. Hell, we even managed to let the Taliban frame themselves as the good guys vs ISIS.

FJB and his clown show "state department".

Nobody should be surprised that countries that hate Democracy are banding together. Don't forget that the Saudi government had direct ties to the perpetrators of 9/11. And that was despite decades of ass kissing.

 

[1srelluc]

Nobody should be surprised that countries that hate Democracy are banding together. Don't forget that the Saudi government had direct ties to the perpetrators of 9/11. And that was despite decades of ass kissing.

The whole of the royal family could go join their virgins as far as I am concerned.

I always did say we invaded the wrong country after 9-11.

Hell, we could/should walk over them still before it's too late.....They can't fight for shit.

 

[Augustine_]

The whole of the royal family could go join their virgins as far as I am concerned.

I always did say we invaded the wrong country after 9-11.

Hell, we could/should walk over them still before it's too late.....They can't fight for shit.

If we hadn't profited so wildly for decades from giving evil tyrants massive power and influence, maybe it wouldn't be like this. Bet you anything we keep doing it.

 

[Mr Natural]

The Saudis should have ceased to exist shortly after 9/11.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

• Saudi Arabia's cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
• The SCO is a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as members.

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision to join a China-led security bloc, strengthening Riyadh's eastern ties in a further step away from U.S. interests.

The state-owned Saudi Press Agency said that, in a session presided by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as full members.

The organization further tallies four observer states — including Iran — and nine dialogue partners, counting in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. It is headquartered in Beijing and served by China's Zhang Ming as secretary-general.


Saudi Arabia's decision to join the SCO, while falling short of full membership, takes Riyadh's interests further east, at a time when Beijing is testing out its sway in the Middle East in a potential hit to U.S. influence. In early March, China brokered a deal for long-time Mideast rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's countries.

MSN

Of course they did.

When it's all over, old Joe will be standing there limp dick in hand wondering WTF happened and then blame it on MAGA republicans.....Sure as shit.

But......These things happen when you lose wars and turn Iraq into an Iranian client state and manage to burn every bridge in the region. Hell, we even managed to let the Taliban frame themselves as the good guys vs ISIS.

FJB and his clown show "state department".

Biden and the Bubbleheads

The Democrats and their foreign-pollysissy Karening of Crown Prince MBS over his executing a traitor to his kingdom pushed the Saudis into this anti-American alliance. The nagologists did the same to Putin for seeking to recover the Ukraine, which had been Russian for almost 500 years.

But these pushy Demmi loose cannons are used to insulting people with no self-respect, such as modern-day Americans, and getting away with it. MBS is no such pushover, he's the greatest Moslem since Saladin. There was a prosperous and peaceful future awaiting us by making friends with him and tolerating what internal political conditions made him do, but POOF!!!—it's gone.

 

[JGalt]

• Saudi Arabia's cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
• The SCO is a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as members.

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision to join a China-led security bloc, strengthening Riyadh's eastern ties in a further step away from U.S. interests.

The state-owned Saudi Press Agency said that, in a session presided by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as full members.

The organization further tallies four observer states — including Iran — and nine dialogue partners, counting in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. It is headquartered in Beijing and served by China's Zhang Ming as secretary-general.


Saudi Arabia's decision to join the SCO, while falling short of full membership, takes Riyadh's interests further east, at a time when Beijing is testing out its sway in the Middle East in a potential hit to U.S. influence. In early March, China brokered a deal for long-time Mideast rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's countries.

MSN

Of course they did.

When it's all over, old Joe will be standing there limp dick in hand wondering WTF happened and then blame it on MAGA republicans.....Sure as shit.

But......These things happen when you lose wars and turn Iraq into an Iranian client state and manage to burn every bridge in the region. Hell, we even managed to let the Taliban frame themselves as the good guys vs ISIS.

FJB and his clown show "state department".

FJB indeed. May spilled fuck be heaped upon his head forever and ever, amen.

 

[para bellum]

The Saudis have had close military ties with China for a long time. The Saudi Strategic Missile Force consists of Chinese missiles manned by Chinese operators.

 

[okfine]

Nobody should be surprised that countries that hate Democracy are banding together. Don't forget that the Saudi government had direct ties to the perpetrators of 9/11. And that was despite decades of ass kissing.

And any Western military pilot would love to take one of those mentioned out of the sky.

 

[MarathonMike]

• Saudi Arabia's cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
• The SCO is a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as members.

Saudi Arabia's cabinet approved a decision to join a China-led security bloc, strengthening Riyadh's eastern ties in a further step away from U.S. interests.

The state-owned Saudi Press Agency said that, in a session presided by King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi cabinet on Tuesday approved a memorandum awarding Riyadh the status of dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — a political, security and trade alliance that lists China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four other central Asian nations as full members.

The organization further tallies four observer states — including Iran — and nine dialogue partners, counting in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey. It is headquartered in Beijing and served by China's Zhang Ming as secretary-general.


Saudi Arabia's decision to join the SCO, while falling short of full membership, takes Riyadh's interests further east, at a time when Beijing is testing out its sway in the Middle East in a potential hit to U.S. influence. In early March, China brokered a deal for long-time Mideast rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in each other's countries.

MSN

Of course they did.

When it's all over, old Joe will be standing there limp dick in hand wondering WTF happened and then blame it on MAGA republicans.....Sure as shit.

But......These things happen when you lose wars and turn Iraq into an Iranian client state and manage to burn every bridge in the region. Hell, we even managed to let the Taliban frame themselves as the good guys vs ISIS.

FJB and his clown show "state department".

The rapidity of America's decline in just 2 years under the Bumbler-In-Chief is staggering.

 

[Ringo]

Isn't it amazing how fast Peace is being brought to the Arab World without the United States being involved?
It's almost like US was the biggest problem...