MBS Promises Trillion-Dollar 'Investments': US Gets Used Goods
MBS promises massive investment, and the media touts it as a win. Yet, this conveniently sidesteps decades of US policy that provided unwavering military and diplomatic support to the Kingdom, often overlooking egregious human rights records. From arming the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, where the UN recorded over 19,000 civilian casualties, to maintaining military bases there, the 'investment'
has long been reciprocal, but only one side pays the real price. One might wonder if these trillion-dollar pledges are simply a rebrand of the quid pro quo: US maintains its geopolitical favor, MBS gets legitimacy, and American corporations get contracts. How many more 'trillion-dollar investments' will it take before the US government demands actual accountability for human rights, rather than
just photo ops?