Posted on 04/13/2022 1:49:25 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly three dozen House Democrats are pushing the administration to get tougher with Saudi Arabia, calling it a bad strategic partner after it has refused to help ease the world’s oil supply crunch during Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat and senior member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Jim McGovern, a Massachusetts Democrat and chairman of the Committee on Rules, led lawmakers in a letter asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a “recalibration” of the U.S.-Saudi relationship.
The Saudi Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
President Joe Biden started out his presidency freezing out the kingdom's crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, over Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen and abuses including the killing of American-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Tight oil supply and rising oil prices that are driving inflation have led the Biden administration to try to improve its relationship with Saudi rulers since then, however.
"Instead of accepting appeals from our government to produce more oil, an initial step that would immediately lower prices for Americans across the country," Saudi rulers are reportedly talking with China about pricing part of its oil sales in the Chinese yuan, a move that could weaken the U.S. dollar, the Democrats wrote.
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I guess the Dems didn’t see the Saudi spoof of Joe and Kammy.
Yeah, lets see how much we can piss off the Saudis now. Stab another knife into the back of the petro-dollar!
There’s a stench of flop sweat in the air.
Biden already called the Saudi King a murderer.
Oh wait—that is what he called Putin as well.
Maybe if he accuses someone else of murder he can add to the list of enemies!
Trouble in the workers paradise of Pootysville...
“The minister’s statement suggests sanctions, although not directly targeting Russia’s oil industry, are beginning to bite. With lower sales due to the sanctions, Russia may soon need to start shutting down wells because it is running out of storage space”
No, I think they saw it and that’s why they’re PO’d.
I don’t have a link but if anybody does, please post it.
It makes sense if Iranian sleeper ValJar is one of the puppetmasters.
“led lawmakers in a letter asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a “recalibration” of the U.S.-Saudi relationship.”
I think the Saudis already did that.
Good point.
By all means!! Let us see if we can get every single nation setup as an enemy.
Show ‘em you mean business Big Guy, force them to pass hate crime legislation that protects homosexuals and transgenders.
It’s like the RATs are on a mission to prove to the world that no movement in history could ever spread as much incompetence as far and as quickly as they can.
Yes, let’s push them into the arms of Russia and China
This administration is such an embarrassment at every turn.
What the Saudies do to Biden, they would never do to Trump. It is time for America to understand that Biden is an extreme liability for the nation he represents.
That was really funny…I wish more people could see this!
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