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 to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in order to have a three day meeting with the ...
11.11.2013