White House to Host MBS: Forget Khashoggi, Remember Oil
The November 18th White House visit marks a significant shift from candidate Biden's promise to treat Saudi Arabia as a 'pariah' state following the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018—a murder the CIA directly implicated MBS in orchestrating . Now, with global energy markets tighter than a drum and geopolitical chess games heating up, the prince is back on the guest list. One
might wonder if the oval office will still smell of disinfectant or if the 'international rules' everyone champions will simply be swept under the (presumably very expensive) rug. This isn't just about Khashoggi; it's about the broader US-Saudi relationship, built on arms deals and petrodollars, not human rights. The average CBS viewer won't be reminded of the ongoing humanitarian disaster in
Yemen —fueled by a Saudi-led coalition armed by the US—or the kingdom's systematic repression of dissent. The real story isn't the meeting; it's the quiet acceptance of an 'ally' whose values starkly contradict everything America claims to stand for, all in the name of political expediency.