For so-called “rethinkers”, as Benaim called them, the answer was no, the partnership with Saudi Arabia was unreliable, unpalatable, outdated and overrated. He has a lot of enemies in Saudi Arabia. If the objective of the United States is a stable, moderate Saudi Arabia that is stable internally and not a source of unrest in the region, then that Saudi Arabia has no place for Mohammed bin Salman. “It’s about trying to align the actions in terms of where things truly are in the relationship between US and Saudi Arabia. This guy has waged war in the south of Saudi Arabia and created the worst humanitarian crisis that is not only a stain on Saudi Arabia but also on the US, on everybody who helped the Saudis wage this war.

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2021 13:33 UTC