1. There's been some chatter about what sort of foreign policy the emerging political left in America can have. Here's a project: a popular movement to end the Saudi-American alliance.https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1048675609814155264 …
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3. We saw a prototype of how this could work in Canada, with rising public pressure forcing Canadian government to take a harder stance on Saudi human rights.
4. Severing the alliance won't be easy. It has enormous support with military industrial complex, arms industry, the higher reaches of journalism (i.e. Tom Friedman). But opponents have a secret weapon: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
5. The fact is that Mohammed bin Salman is even more touchy than most autocrats. Touchier than a flesh wound. He can't abide criticism. Even very mild sanction from USA would set him off.
We used to need them, or their oil. Now, why?
Please explain why there is such bipartisan support.
Money. Lots & lots of money.
The reason so many think tanks is so pro-Saudi is very simple: money. Lots and lots money. The gulf states pay them a lot directly or indirectly.
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