American journalist: Saudi Arabia scared and no longer can count on Washington
American journalist: Saudi Arabia scared and no longer can count on Washington
2016/1/12 16:38
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was considered a journalist in the newspaper [Los Angeles Times] US Doyle McManus that the royal family in Saudi Arabia scared, and that this is bad for the already deteriorating relations between Riyadh and Washington.
McManus, who was working as a correspondent for the newspaper in the Middle East, wrote that “the relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States are fragile is unprecedented.”
This was followed by Saudi fears from the perspective of MacManus as external factors, as well as internal, as “surrounded by enemies.” In the north there organizing Daash terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has vowed to overthrow the ruling royal dynasty, and in the south there Yemen and Shia rebels, and in the Middle There opponent who fear him al-Saud dynasty more than others, which is Iran.
Moreover, the country’s own internal problems, Apart from fear of vandalism by “Daash” and Iran, authorities will take strict action against those it considers dissidents, as of Shia as well as the year.
The drop in oil prices sharply Vijlq gap in the state budget while it lasts when the number of the usual population high on free services and subsidized housing and other government support.
lasts writer in his article, noting that the Saudi dynasty suffered from the succession crisis, as called diplomats privately King Salman, aged 80 years, “dementia due to almost old age,” adding that “this system was once a pillar of stability conservative , but now it can not be predictable because of the fear.
“At the beginning of January this Saudi Arabia suddenly announced the execution of 47 people, mostly extremists year linked to” al-Qaeda “, but there was also several Shiite activists, including the preacher Nimr.
This has raised penalty series events which led to the result of the severance of diplomatic relations between Riyadh and Tehran. The Saudi princes in the past can count on US support in any disputes with Iran, but now altering everything, as the author argues.
Since Washington declared instead support usual it is not satisfied with the parties, not the Saudis because of Tiger Tiger’s execution, nor of Iranians because of their failure to protect the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.
He noted McManus in his article that the US officials do not hide their privately unhappy with the actions of the kingdom, but Saudi officials for their part, do not hide their dissatisfaction with the US side.
commented the former US ambassador to Riyadh Charles Freeman smaller on this, saying: “We are watching since the time of deteriorating relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and began a long period before Barack Obama’s administration.” The situation
confirmed Ambassador during his interview with the author of the article that the relations between the two countries was built “on common interests rather than shared values”, and is now in recent years, the interests of the two countries differ greatly, including with regard to Iran, and the issue of oil and other fields.
He concluded by saying that the journalist Mazalan require the two countries to each other, but so far less than in the past, and that the rift in their relations is increasing Atsaa.anthy
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