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Originally Posted by k350
And from the WH:
"We believe there is more effective ways to make sure this doesn't happen again and to also be able to leave room to work with the Saudis on areas where there is mutual agreement -- where there is national interests for the United States. That is what diplomacy looks like," Psaki told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union" when asked why the administration is punishing people under the crown prince but not him.
"That is what complicated global engagement looks like and we have made no secret and been clear we are going to hold them accountable on the global stage and with direct actions," added Psaki, who called Khashoggi's 2018 murder a "horrific crime."
So in other words, as demonstrated for decades, the US has zero care about all this human rights, freedom stuff, US interests only matter. I would not care and would agree, except it is just so damn hypocritical.
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US wanted democratic elections in Saudi Arabia so they could place someone they could more closely control.
2017-19 Saudi Arabian purge
They can now hold democratic elections.
Both sides wanted to rig the elections. The purge renders the color revolution tactics rudderless since the latter requires a hand-picked successor with ties to the US.
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