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This R&D provides resources on U.S.-Saudi relations. President Barack Obama is heading to Saudi Arabia today, but does so in an atmosphere of discord after Saudi Arabia threatened to dump $750 billion in U.S. assets if Congress passes a bill that would enable American citizens to sue the kingdom over the September 11 terror attacks. The dispute shines light on the discord in the relationship between the two countries, with the Saudis already skeptical about President Obama’s outreach to Iran during his presidency.
As Obama heads to #SaudiArabia this week, here’s what you need to know about U.S.-Saudi ties https://t.co/5kp4H95iNI pic.twitter.com/iiXxI7Bpmu
— CFR (@CFR_org) April 18, 2016
Barack Obama travels to Saudi Arabia amid tension over 9/11 law https://t.co/Db2SHyxgLv pic.twitter.com/pg1GwEOe2x
— Telegraph News (@TelegraphNews) April 18, 2016
Why does Obama oppose a bill to let 9/11 victims’ families sue Saudi Arabia? https://t.co/XpUrZ07XFv pic.twitter.com/buJ3p6UA2N
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) April 18, 2016
Has Obama ‘unfriended’ Saudi Arabia over issues like Iran, Syria and oil? It’s complicated. https://t.co/IkiKL85pBw pic.twitter.com/40TzGsTen5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 18, 2016
Bruce Riedel offers his assessment on Saudi Arabia’s leadership roles and how these roles impact its U.S. alliance: https://t.co/4daN8kpiSS
— Brookings FP (@BrookingsFP) April 17, 2016
Obama aide: Saudi Arabia paid ‘insufficient attention’ to extremist funding https://t.co/DROhE40Oy5 | AP photo pic.twitter.com/F6YkcMBwHe
— POLITICO (@politico) April 18, 2016
Saudi Arabia warns the U.S. of economic fallout if the 9/11 bill passes https://t.co/nwI0b4dEs2
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 17, 2016
White House signals veto on 9/11 bill opposed by Saudi Arabia: https://t.co/zFPgcggVAY pic.twitter.com/oGECBq1ahX
— The Hill (@thehill) April 18, 2016
“Saudis love having Muslims in America… but it doesn’t want Muslims to become Americans” https://t.co/GRcwVgR7zm
— New York Post (@nypost) April 17, 2016
SHOWDOWN… https://t.co/HMgllfstMi
— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) April 17, 2016