...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
n Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
...
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia as of 2016....is a "wrecking ball" and Riyadh must remove him from power before he further harms the kingdom's image, Senior Republican Senator Lindsey Graham
... the endangered South Carolina RINO, fellow maverick of Honest John McCain...
says.
Graham, a firm supporter of President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
, told Fox News on Tuesday that he would not travel to Saudi Arabia as long as bin Salman is in power.
"This guy has got to go. Saudi Arabia, if you’re listening. There’s a lot of good people you can choose, but MBS has tainted your country and tainted himself," Graham said, abbreviating the crown prince’s name
"I think he’s on a bad track. I can never do business with Saudi Arabia again until we get this behind us," the senator added.
The South Carolina politician made the remarks as he discussed the possible murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in the
US intelligence intercepts show that Khashoggi, who was last seen entering the Saudi mission on October 2, was murdered on bin Salman’s direct order.
Riyadh, however, has firmly denied any knowledge of the journalist’s fate.
Garaham said he had no doubt that Khashoggi was murdered and bin Salman was aware of this. He also regretted defending Saudi Arabia on the Senate floor now that the "toxic" crown prince had become the putative king.