2. Tom Friedman: "Arab Spring, Saudi style"; 60 Minutes: bin Salman's “reforms inside Saudi Arabia have been revolutionary. He is emancipating women, introducing music and cinema and cracking down on corruption, in a land with 15,000 princes.”
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3. So now it turns out that bin Salman's reforms consist of almost waging war on Qatar, picking a bizarre fight with Canada, and continuing to bomb the hell out of Yemen. Good work, elite media & foreign policy establishment. https://newrepublic.com/minutes/150583/american-elites-embrace-saudi-arabia-looks-worse-worse …
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4. I'm not one to say the Russia stuff is over-rated. But I will say that in terms of long-run damage, Trump's Middle Eastern policy, including full green light to Saudi Arabia, is more dangerous & likely to lead to war than the Russia stuff.
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Best plate of lamb Friedman ever ate.
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It's getting biblical up in here.
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Good times.
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Remember when they told us Trump was a successful businessman?
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These screen shots from a now deleted account came from a verified acct inside Saudi Arabia, in a retaliatory response against Canada. If you think the Saudis are interested in human rights (see Yeman), or advancing from their medievalist culture, think again.pic.twitter.com/SExi3ZoHjN
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Didn't he compare himself to thatcher?
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