Picking Our Friends

For John, BLUF:  I was assured, after the 2021 Inauguration, that The Adults Are Back in Charge.  The meme now reminds me of the old quip, "Amateurs built the Arc, Professionals built the Titanic."  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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“Humiliated” Dems Want Retribution Vs. Saudi Arabia

From Victory Girls Blog, by Ms Toni Williams, 16 October 2022.

Here is the lede plus twoo:

What on Earth did they think was going to happen?  Democrats say that Joe Biden has been humiliated by Saudi Arabia and that Biden needs to get retribution against the Kingdom.  For decades, the Democrats have been lying to everyone and giving each other participation trophies.  They have not faced the logical consequences of their actions and are shocked, shocked that other countries act in their own enlightened self-interest.  My prediction:  If an adult doesn’t step in, the Democrats will make the situation even worse and you and I will be left to pay the tab.  Why is Saudi Arabia humiliating Biden and the Dems?

During the Ovomit Obama Regime, the Saudis were unhappy about the U.S. negotiating with Iran for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).  Trump cancelled the JCPOA and the Saudis were happy.  Jamal Khashoggi was butchered, allegedly, at the behest, allegedly, of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud (MBS) and the Left went batshite crazy, not allegedly.  They demanded consequences.  Biden called MBS and the Kingdom “pariahs” and claimed there would be “consequences”.  That is, until Joe got installed into office and destroyed domestic oil production, then they forgot about Jamal Khashoggi and went gas can in hand to Saudi Arabia.

Because Democrats don’t understand logical consequences and think a photo-op and fist bump cures all, they didn’t expect MBS to hold any grudges.  Baha, haha, haha. The Dems never thought that the Saudis and MBS might feel humiliated.  Nah.  But even worse, yes, the Dems decided to begin negotiating with Iran and revived the JCPOA.  Iran and Saudi Arabia have been close to war many times over the decades.

In foreign policy hurt feelings are of little use.  The questions are, what are the foreign policy goals and who can help us achieve them.  I would think that a stable and modernizing Saudi Arabia would help us aschieve our foreign policy goals in the Middle East.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff