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Stephen Kinzer on Saudi Arabia: U.S. Foreign Policy vs. Wahhabi Clergy

... Arabia, Kinzer mentioned about the deepening schism in relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. In this piece, I share some of Stephen Kinzer's insights into the history of U.S.-Saudi relations and Saudi politics. Following the end of World War II, the United States was in need of a strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia. On that note, Kinzer recalled a story: Upon the conclusion of the Yalta conference, Franklin D. Roosevelt did not go back to Washington directly. Instead, he traveled ...