Sunday, April 17, 2016

Saudi Arabia: Remember from the lectures, our drunken-sailor-like dealing of arms for oil is part of the problem. Note my new favorite politician of the day, CT's Murphy: We need some conditionality: (via NYT): Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill

Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout if Congress Passes 9/11 Bill


Since we know some Saudis (perhaps even some tied to government) facilitated the 9/11 attackers, can we sue them?  We destroyed Iraq for much less.


Murphy of CT:

"Senator Christopher S. Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, one of the resolution’s sponsors and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that Congress has been “feckless” in conducting oversight of arms sales, especially those destined for Saudi Arabia.
“My first desire is for our relationship with Saudi Arabia to come with a greater degree of conditionality than it currently does,” he said."