The statement is full of falsehoods.
1. Saudi Arabia, not Iran, invaded Yemen. Tens of thousands of children there have starved to death and millions now face death.
2. Assad has not killed millions of his own citizens in Syria. Not even the terrorists fighting the Syrian govt claim this. The total dead in 7 years of war is around 500,000, most of them being Syrian army and Jihadist terrorists. Who fed Trump this obvious BS which makes him look bad?
3. The Saudis have funded Wahhabi Islamist terrorists around the world, including Syria, where they have killed or exiled many Syrian Christians. The US funded Al Qaeda-related groups $700,000,000 in Syria. This was documented and published by the Pentagon last week.
4. There is no significant Iranian military presence in in Yemen. The statement that “Saudi Arabia would gladly withdraw from Yemen if the Iranians would agree to leave” is basically Saudi fake talking points.
5. “They would immediately provide desperately needed humanitarian assistance” ignores that the Saudi invasion has created the humanitarian catastrophe there.
6. “Saudi Arabia has agreed to spend billions of dollars in leading the fight against Radical Islamic Terrorism.” That’s what they say. They do the opposite, as is well-documented.
This is extremely disappointing. Written by John Bolton, the supporter of the MEK Islamo-Marxist cult that no one in Iran supports?
Rand Paul has this right.
Your list is full of falsehoods.
You seem to be unaware of the fact the MbS arrested and took the assets of several dozen very bad Saudis, including Bin Talal Alwaleed (or whatever his name is) who was one of the main funders of Wahabism in the US and other countries.
You may recall the meeting Trump had with MbS and leaders from all over the ME.
You and your hero Rand Paul ignore the Iranian presence and arms in Yemen.
You can find the facts, or not. Up to you.
And if you think that Bolton is “the supporter of the MEK Islamo-Marxist cult that no one in Iran supports” (what is the MEK stand for, I wonder?), then why do you think “Trump is our last chance”, since Trump hired Bolton? You must think Trump is an easily duped fool or bad himself. Plus duped by MbS.
S.A. has changed, because there is a new boss, MbS, and he has allied with Trump.
Good post...let me add the one thing no one seems to want to talk about is how the Turks obtained these audio recordings from inside the Saudi consulate or exactly what their quality is.
Given Turkish President Erdogan’s penchant for mounting false flag operations (both at home and in Syria), and the ongoing Saudi palace intrigues, there doesn’t seem to be a particularly good option here for the President.
The default to maintaining the status quo with KSA seems as good as any, regardless how its gets spun. Trump may even have gained some leverage over the Saudis on oil prices for the foreseeable future...something the Turks don’t have to offer.