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  16. Your analysis needs to look deeper into basic economic relationship. US has guaranteed Saudi rule since the foundation of Aramco. Saudi was to support US regional interests. Hence, Saudi Arabia did NOT take part in any of the Israeli wars. We support Saudi Arabia against its local rival -- Iran. The US even overlooked Saudi participation in 9/11 incident. That relationship was formed because oil was the strategic resource that determined economic success and global power. Things have changed. 1. US now produces its own oil, and no longer directly uses or needs Arabian Oil. 2. Renewable energy is coming on strong around the world. In 20 to 40 years, it will surpass oil as the primary source of world energy and the support of global manufacturing. 3. The powerful countries in the future will produce all their own energy -- either from renewables, or their own fossil fuels. The global oil & gas trade will shrink - we don't know how much or how fast, but it will happen. 4. Inertia should have kept the US/Arabia relation strong for a long time to come. MBS has made that difficult. His wanton killing of journalists, and terrorizing his own family, shows the man is a narcissistic psychopath. He is unpredictable, and cannot be relied upon. He has the US supporting a war it does not want to support in Yemen. He uses our weapons to commit war crimes, in which we share some guilt. 5. Americans do not view Arabia with either affection or admiration. We are embarrassed that we support a harsh monarchy that chops heads off, and flogs people for punishments, when convicted in tribunals with no defense attorneys. The relationship between US and Saudi Arabia have almost nothing to do with speeches given by this or that president. As soon as you shown clips of speeches, I knew your analysis was weak.
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