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JT45242

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3. A dress rehearsal for something more sinister

Fri Feb 26, 2021, 04:16 PM

Feb 2021

Whenever we have these 'peace in our times' moments the would be dictator oand international criminal who gets away with the illegal acts is emboldened to commit more and more heinous activities.

The US can bully Syria and Iran but refuses to hold Saudi Arabia responsible.

The consequence of "NO CONSEQUENCES" will be MBS will do something equally as bad somewhere else. The victim may not be a US resident but he has been given the green light to literally have someone chopped apart while alive.

This is why Trump looks up to these guys -- no consequences.

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Biden Won't Penalize Saudi Crown Prince Over Khashoggi's Killing, Fearing Relations Breach [View all] Jose Garcia Feb 2021 OP

Damn. :( 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2021 #1

How about halting arms sales and blocking Mnuchin's Saudi investment fund? Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #2

Biden put a freeze on that arms sale at the end of January. Don't sinkingfeeling Feb 2021 #20

Mnuchin's fund Turbineguy Feb 2021 #43

A dress rehearsal for something more sinister JT45242 Feb 2021 #3

"directly" Mme. Defarge Feb 2021 #4

Could be.. before anyone Cha Feb 2021 #11

Greetings from a former Anarchist Jurisdiction! Mme. Defarge Feb 2021 #19

I caught that as well. No telling what is going on behind the scenes. niyad Feb 2021 #42

I trust Biden. He knows what he's doing. PSPS Feb 2021 #5

oooh visa restrictions.. choie Feb 2021 #16

Same as it ever was inwiththenew Feb 2021 #6

Read the story carefully. There was action taken, just short of PBS (prince bone saw) PSPS Feb 2021 #7

Don't agree with the... Mike Nelson Feb 2021 #8

Hey what's a little insignificant murder between friends Fullduplexxx Feb 2021 #9

What if there's a "next time this happens"? Omnipresent Feb 2021 #10

K&R for more disappointment uppityperson Feb 2021 #12

Well, okay Mr President but just make sure Jamal Khashoggi is given the Congressional Gold Medal yaesu Feb 2021 #13

More lack of accountability choie Feb 2021 #14

Well, this pretty much guarantees a "next time" KPN Feb 2021 #15

Not fear tirebiter Feb 2021 #17

I'm sure the Prince has learned 'a pretty big lesson' yaesu Feb 2021 #18

He can't, there's way too much politics involved Polybius Feb 2021 #21

Agreed Bayard Feb 2021 #22

why do we need them? LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #30

To prevent climate crisis, we must stop suckling at the middle east oil nipple. Magoo48 Feb 2021 #34

Agreed! LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #49

I hadn't thought about the debt. Thanks. Magoo48 Feb 2021 #55

The main reason we need them Bayard Feb 2021 #58

They do? They've engaged in war crimes in their war on Yemen. LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #59

What if the decapitated person were related to you? John F. Kennedy Feb 2021 #41

Way to cede the moral high ground Miguelito Loveless Feb 2021 #23

Count Me In The Camp Of Those That Are Disappointed DallasNE Feb 2021 #24

Seems This Report Got It All Wrong DallasNE Feb 2021 #52

I'm with the disappointeds. Karadeniz Feb 2021 #25

When we finally get off the oil teat the Saudis will pay. rickyhall Feb 2021 #26

Good to know Saudi Arabia can murder anyone living in the US and nothing will be done ZonkerHarris Feb 2021 #27

He was killed in Turkey, not the US Jose Garcia Feb 2021 #28

I did not say he was killed in the US. Do not misquote me. ZonkerHarris Feb 2021 #29

If he wasn't a US citizen and he wasn't killed in the US, what business is Jose Garcia Feb 2021 #32

He was a US resident who worked for an American newspaper MontanaMama Feb 2021 #35

Actually they tried to kidnap others in the U.S. In Canada they arrested the terrorist. rockfordfile Feb 2021 #62

one of the most evil regimes in the world and this is the best we can do? LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #31

at least we are changing our stance on the horrible Yemen war LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #33

Saudi Arabia is our ally for many decades bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #36

What would happen to me if I decapitate someone? John F. Kennedy Feb 2021 #40

If a poor person decapitates someone, he/she goes down for life John F. Kennedy Feb 2021 #37

US relations with House of Saud has been untouchable for 50-70 years. Needs to change but it won't. Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #38

we don't need oil from them anymore LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #50

Precisely. There are alliances, agreements and pacts we don't know about. I remember after 9-11, Evolve Dammit Feb 2021 #60

Butchered the guy and took him out of the embassy in pieces. This calls for a sternly worded letter. jalan48 Feb 2021 #39

Must have happened on الجادة الخامسة (Fifth Avenue) . . . Journeyman Feb 2021 #44

There are far more subtle and effective remedies to MBS that can be done behind the scenes. erronis Feb 2021 #45

"Nothing would fundamentally change" n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2021 #46

MBS just might be in poor health and not know it. MicaelS Feb 2021 #47

That's not cool, Joe Tarc Feb 2021 #48

Rich people walk angrychair Feb 2021 #51

Mean while in Orlando reader1 Feb 2021 #53

Yup! We are not out the woods yet! burrowowl Feb 2021 #54

Thank you. tavernier Feb 2021 #64

It sucks twodogsbarking Feb 2021 #56

As pointed out elsewhere (not on DU, however), Biden DID and will penalize Saudi Arabia.... George II Feb 2021 #57

Yes, it's not as bad as it seemed initially LymphocyteLover Feb 2021 #61

I was looking for a post from you. murielm99 Feb 2021 #63

Thanks. Many of us have forgotten how international diplomacy should be conducted after... George II Feb 2021 #65