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America, in these halcyon days of Old Joe Biden’s foundering regime, is in free fall, and the whole world knows it. As PJM’s inimitable Stephen Green put it Wednesday, “The alleged American president’s response to the Ukraine War has been so detrimental to America’s own interests that everyone sees him as weak. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that two of the Middle East’s richest petrostates wouldn’t even take Biden’s call,” that is, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The reasons for the unprecedented snub are clear: the Saudis and the UAE know that Biden is not a serious character, and they also know that his handlers are not likely to give him the one thing they want most from the United States: help against Iran.
Old Joe was trying to get in touch with Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, both of whom are the de facto rulers of their respective countries, to try to get some relief for skyrocketing gas prices. The UK’s Daily Mail reported that “as oil prices push over $130 a barrel for the first time in almost 14 years, the two Gulf countries are the only major oil producers that can pump millions more barrels of more oil to calm the crude market at a time when American gasoline prices are at high levels.”
They’re the only major oil producers who can help, but they won’t, at least not until they get some assistance from Old Joe regarding Yemen. In Yemen, the Iran-backed Shi’ite Houthis are waging jihad against the Sunnis in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Biden’s handlers, anxious to replicate Barack Obama’s disastrous Iran nuclear deal, are making concession after concession to the Iranian mullahs. The Saudis and the UAE have noticed and want Biden to play ball with them before they will consider lowering oil prices.
Saudi Arabia can hardly be classified as a totally reliable ally of the United States, particularly given lingering questions about the extent of its involvement at the highest levels in the 9/11 jihad attacks. However, it is a notable bulwark against Iran in the region, and so many on both sides of the aisle see the utility of the American alliance with the kingdom. That group, however, apparently does not include Biden’s handlers. In September 2021, they quietly removed an advanced missile defense system from Saudi Arabia, heedless of the fact that the Saudis were suffering ongoing air attacks from the Houthis in Yemen.
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CycloneSteve says
Maybe the Saudi’s should announce a oil production cut and blame it on Biden?
That might get their attention!
Violet says
LOL!
gravenimage says
Saudis and UAE Won’t Lower Oil Prices Until Biden Helps Them With This Problem
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Muslims want us ‘filthy Infidels’ to help kill their enemies for them–then maybe they’ll “help”….
Michael says
They want help against the Houthis (Iran) and will not be unhappy to see Russia losing its share of the European gas market, (and Abramovich defenestrated from Chelsea).
I suspect that Abu Dhabi, a Trucial state (British protectorate) from 1820 appx to 1971, will be the first to break ranks and increase its output.
jule says
I am afraid if we do not, Israel is attacked worse than Ukraine and usa as well in round about ways.
Fitna says
Exactly GI, the Saudis have been using the US military to fight their enemies for decades. They even bragged about America being their favorite slave and having thousands of US soldiers die for their jihads.
The trouble with US leaders is that they’re right, stupid and gullible. Rather than trying to advance western interests, they allow themselves to be manipulated by foreign dictators. The US needs to get its own house in order and only help our real friends and let our enemies burn.
Fitna says
*rich (not right)
roberta says
Any fool can clearly see that this is Trumps fault. Some friends and I went out for cocktails last night, and I heard a table full of fools blaming the fuel prices on
Pres. Trump.
Foreign policy president cant get anyone to answer the phone. Not even Corn Pop is picking up these days.
OLD GUY says
The Saudi’s and United Arab Emirates are NOT our friends. They are using America as a tool to get what they want. Both of these countries and their leaders only want MONEY and POWER, they could care less about helping America other than picking our pockets clean.
Fitna says
Exactly OG….we must look after our own interests.
1-get off mideast oil and drill our own, become self-reliant so no country can tell us what to do.
2-muslims are not our friends, if they’re fighting each other, arm both sides and let them wipe each other out, they belong in the history books.
3-Saudis and Iranians are responsible for the global jihad, western powers should focus on annihilating all the thousands of terrorist groups around the world until Islam is no longer a threat.