Interesting, but I wonder IF any other Presidents who visited Saudi Arabia took their wives.
Also, the Saudis have accepted women as foreign in their country: Condi Rice visited there.
George W and Laura did.
Laura Bush went to Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Dubai .” They said that Obama is a Muslim and therefore he is not allowed to bring his wife into countries that adhere to Sharia Law.
How dare you introduce facts into a conspiracy theory thread! /sarc
Yes to the wives of other Presidents going to Saudi.
But the point about the Obama’s is different...it says that a Muslim man would not take his wife there.
The point being made is that Obama is viewed as a Muslim by those countries and he knows that, and he knows they expect him not to bring his wife, so he does what they expect. Ditto to bowing to the Saudi king.
You get a bad mark for not paying attention: The article actually states that Laura Bush went to Saudi.
The point is why doesn’t Obama’s wife go there with him?
The inference drawn is that the reason for this curious practice may lie in his interest in following MUSLIM protocol, something no previous president (other than, perhaps, the hapless GWBush, at least, on occasion) has done.