Clearly the answer is to sanction Saudi oil too
Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager
Clearly, the answer is for the U.S. and EU to sanction Saudi oil. Immediately.
Energy sanctions are *always* successful in changing the behavior of recalcitrant countries who disagree with the West.
Right?
(Note, this is called sarcasm.)
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“For years, some senators, such as Rand Paul (R-KY) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), have demanded an end to US weapon sales to Saudi Arabia over Riyadh’s war in Yemen, internal human rights abuses and the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
… Senators Menendez and Murphy echoed their colleagues’ demand to end arms sales this week. Menendez, who chairs the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, suggested the oil production cut would aid Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, saying
● “I will not green light any cooperation with Riyadh until the Kingdom reassesses its position with respect to the war in Ukraine.”
● “The United States must immediately freeze all aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including any arms sales and security cooperation beyond what is absolutely necessary to defend US personnel and interests,” he continued, adding
“There simply is no room to play both sides of this conflict – either you support the rest of the free world in trying to stop a war criminal from violently wiping … an entire country off of the map, or you support him.”
… The Eurasia Group Foundation found nearly 70% of US citizens want to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Unlike their representatives, Americans believe the war in Yemen and human rights abuses warranted an end to arms sales.”