{"id":501225,"date":"2022-10-16T05:27:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T02:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T05:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T02:27:47","slug":"joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Joe Biden&#8217;s Saudi state of affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbdcf42086\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbdcf42086\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs\/#%E2%80%9CJoe_Bidens_Saudi_state_of_affairs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Joe Biden&#8217;s Saudi state of affairs&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs\/#How_Dems_play_ball\" >How Dems play ball<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs\/#Silence_from_the_WH\" >Silence from the WH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs\/#How_to_plug_our_holey_mess_at_border\" >How to plug our holey mess at border\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-bidens-saudi-state-of-affairs\/#Lefties_stumble_into_truth\" >Lefties stumble into truth\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJoe_Bidens_Saudi_state_of_affairs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Joe Biden&#8217;s Saudi state of affairs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-goodwin1.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Michael Goodwin\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-goodwin1.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/michael-goodwin1.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>       <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Leaving aside Joe Biden\u2019s ridiculous denial about inflation and his Walter Mittyesque claims to having been there and done that, he still managed to hit a new low last week.<\/p>\n<p>If Congress plays by the rules it followed during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency, Biden committed an impeachable offense. And he admitted it on television!<\/p>\n<p>The president told CNN that \u201cthere will be consequences\u201d for Saudi Arabia after the kingdom refused a White House request to postpone a cut in oil production.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on circumstances, penalizing an ally might be necessary, but the problem is the request. It was politically self-serving, designed only to help Biden\u2019s poll numbers and his party\u2019s mid-term chances.<\/p>\n<p>The White House, after being rebuffed on its demand that the planned production cut be rescinded altogether, focused on the timing. It was then that officials asked for the cut to be postponed a month, meaning it would take place after the elections.<\/p>\n<p>In effect, the president\u2019s team wasn\u2019t as concerned with rising gas prices as it was over when consumers would feel the pain at the pump. The goal was to avoid price hikes before voters made their choices.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudis, speaking for the OPEC+ cartel, which includes Russia, understood what was being asked and said no, leading Biden to level his threats.<\/p>\n<p>This is a far more blatant case of courting foreign help for an election than the one Democrats cited for their first impeachment of Trump. The issue then was aid to Ukraine, and Nancy Pelosi\u2019s House Dems accused the former president of soliciting \u201cforeign interference\u201d in the 2020 election by seeming to connect American aid to his request that Ukraine help find dirt on Joe and Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/USA-SAUDI_OPEC.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Biden meet at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15.\" class=\"wp-image-24274076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/USA-SAUDI_OPEC.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/USA-SAUDI_OPEC.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/USA-SAUDI_OPEC.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/USA-SAUDI_OPEC.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Biden meet at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bandar Algaloud\/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the case at hand, Biden did not personally make the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal, though he approved it, as illustrated by his threats when it was rejected. Aides say the US will reevaluate the relationship with the Saudis and there is talk of an arms embargo \u2014 all because the ruling crown prince said no to a corrupt plea to meddle in the midterms.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Again, by the standards used against Trump, this is an open-and-shut case of the president of the United States soliciting \u201cforeign interference\u201d to sway an American election.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as long as Pelosi has the gavel, Biden is safe, though it\u2019s also true that GOP speakers are notoriously averse to using their majorities to play hardball the way Dems play.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Dems_play_ball\"><\/span>How Dems play ball<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Beyond Pelosi, the Saudi episode also reveals fundamental ways in which Washington Dems always enjoy home-field advantage.<\/p>\n<p>First, notice there\u2019s no Deep State Deep Throat complaining to Congress about the illicit oil request, nor is there a parade of self-described whistleblowers, such as blowhard Alexander Vindman, emerging from the basement to explain that they and not the president set foreign policy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Not-Real-News.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pelosi speaks at a weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on September 30.\" class=\"wp-image-24274044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Not-Real-News.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Not-Real-News.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Not-Real-News.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Not-Real-News.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Nancy Pelosi speaks at a weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on September 30.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mariam Zuhaib\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Second, there are no <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> denunciations of the bid for foreign election interference or calls for an FBI probe. Nor is there a push for the White House to release the transcript of the call.<\/p>\n<p>Trump voluntarily released the transcript of his call with the then-unknown Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, which, while not perfect, undercut the Dems\u2019 allegations of quid pro quo.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps some pesky, fair-minded White House reporter will cite the Trump precedent and demand the transcript.<\/p>\n<p>If Biden\u2019s sordid appeal for help and his threats were the only ways he damaged the relationship with Saudi Arabia, it would be enough. Unfortunately, the backstory demonstrates how his disastrous foreign policy is undermining all our allies, including Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi drift away from America and toward Russia and China started in earnest when then-President Barack Obama wooed the Iranians into a nuclear deal. He believed he could bring Iran in from the cold and make it an Islamic power center that would balance Israel, whose leaders he didn\u2019t like or trust.<\/p>\n<p>This was a problem not only for Israel, but also for Saudi Arabia and other Arab Gulf states. Iran is their sworn enemy and uses proxies to try to overthrow their governments.<\/p>\n<p>In Yemen, Iran funds and arms the Houthis to attack Saudi oil fields, much as it funds and arms Hamas and Hezbollah to attack Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Trump flipped the Obama approach on its head by scuttling the Iran deal and courting Israel, the Saudis and other Arab nations. The most obvious fruits are the historic Abraham Accords, which further secured Israeli security, spread prosperity and created a new alliance against Iran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/SAUDI-USA_OIL.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walks with President Biden\" class=\"wp-image-24274045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/SAUDI-USA_OIL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/SAUDI-USA_OIL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/SAUDI-USA_OIL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/SAUDI-USA_OIL.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman walks with President Biden during his visit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 15.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bandar Algaloud\/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court\/REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then Biden comes along and, determined to undo everything Trump did, repeats the Obama mistake. Against the advice of Israel, the Saudis and others, Biden is desperately seeking a new Iran deal, which would complete Obama\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s a fool\u2019s errand and antithetical to the spread of democracy, as shown by the fact that both Obama and Biden chose the repressive mullahs over freedom-loving demonstrators. In 2009, Obama gave no support or meaningful encouragement to the Green Revolution, despite many foreign policy specialists believing that even minimal American help could have toppled the cruel regime and liberated 86 million people.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Silence_from_the_WH\"><\/span>Silence from the WH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Biden is following the same playbook now. In a challenge to the regime that started over the rule that women cover their hair in public, courageous Iranian demonstrators again are being beaten, tortured and gunned down by secret police. And Biden says next to nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, his Iran policy is stuck in a time warp, making it even more muddled than Obama\u2019s. In recent weeks, Iranian troops were spotted in Ukraine and Russia is using Iranian-made drones to attack Ukrainian towns and cities.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Biden continues to designate Russia as our go-between for the Iranian nuke talks, as if Vladimir Putin can be both a war criminal and a trustworthy mediator. Try to make sense of that.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22281608494046.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A police motorcycle and a trash bin are burning during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police on September 19.\" class=\"wp-image-24274067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22281608494046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22281608494046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22281608494046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22281608494046.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A police motorcycle and a trash bin are burning during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation\u2019s morality police on Sept. 19.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So if you\u2019re keeping score at home, the president threatens Saudi Arabia with consequences for cooperating with Russia to manipulate gas prices. At the same time, he restricts American energy production and offers to drop oil and economic sanctions against Iran, which is helping Russia kill Ukrainians even as we ship arms there and train its fighters.<\/p>\n<p>All in the hopes Russia will get Iran to sign another nuclear deal it will violate before the ink is dry.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_plug_our_holey_mess_at_border\"><\/span>How to plug our holey mess at border\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reader Ronald Dushkin applies common sense to the migrant crisis, writing: \u201cWhen there is a big rain storm (illegal immigrants at the border), and the roof leaks (open borders), you do not just get more buckets to catch the leaks (money for food and shelters), you FIX THE DAMN ROOF!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lefties_stumble_into_truth\"><\/span>Lefties stumble into truth\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In an email pitch for contributions, the far left Working Families Party writes that when its candidates win, \u201cpeople feel the difference in their lives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So true \u2014 prices and crime both rise.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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If Congress plays by the rules it followed during Donald Trump\u2019s presidency, Biden committed an impeachable offense. 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