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I suspect its the European Allies that still depend on Saudi Oil that keep the US still supporting the regime.

Actually, it’s primarily because Saudi is a “pivot state” (to use zbigniew brzezinski‘s terminology) for the US in the region. Much like Japan in east Asia.

So let them suck up to the Saudis.

I suspect that there is a substantial group of lobbyists and other politically connected people that are paid a lot of money to influence US policy. The Saudis seem to be pretty smart that way.

That was more the Bushes, who were involved in the oil industry. Less so today.

There are plenty of these people around in DC. Probably more than ever.

Quote from the current US president about the Saudis: "They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much."

Another quote from the current US president about the Saudis: "I make a lot of money from them. They buy all sorts of my stuff. All kinds of toys from Trump. They pay me millions and hundreds of millions".

More so today.

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