US Welcomes Saudi Billions, Forgets Khashoggi's Bone Saw
Deutsche Welle reports a Saudi prince pledged 'big US investments' during a Trump visit, framing it as a straightforward economic boon. What's conveniently left out is the recurring nature of these 'investments' – a diplomatic balm poured over whatever inconvenient human rights abuses or geopolitical destabilization Saudi Arabia has just enacted. Remember Jamal Khashoggi, a US resident brutally
dismembered in a Saudi consulate? The UN and US intelligence pointed fingers directly at MBS, the very prince making these pledges. Apparently, enough dollars can make a bone saw disappear from the narrative. This isn't about mutual economic growth; it's about the continued transactional sanitization of a regime known for its brutal suppression of dissent and its devastating war in Yemen, enabled
by Western arms. For Washington, Saudi 'investments' are less about market share and more about maintaining 'stability' – a euphemism for unwavering oil supply and compliant Gulf monarchies. The price? A consistent blind eye to unfathomable atrocities—a bargain US politicians, regardless of party, seem perpetually eager to strike.