Mike Benz
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And Saudi Arabia is another one of these Middle Eastern countries who's closely aligned with U.S. foreign policy. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia, they really came together
And Saudi Arabia is another one of these Middle Eastern countries who's closely aligned with U.S. foreign policy. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia, they really came together
And Saudi Arabia is another one of these Middle Eastern countries who's closely aligned with U.S. foreign policy. Both Israel and Saudi Arabia, they really came together
after decades of you know of disputes and not you know recognizing each other diplomatically and things because they were both commonly threatened by the obama iran deal trump gets an office and you know eliminates that as his first week and then you know kushner and in the white house end up you know going through the abraham accords and sort of trying to tie them together by economic development but then
after decades of you know of disputes and not you know recognizing each other diplomatically and things because they were both commonly threatened by the obama iran deal trump gets an office and you know eliminates that as his first week and then you know kushner and in the white house end up you know going through the abraham accords and sort of trying to tie them together by economic development but then
after decades of you know of disputes and not you know recognizing each other diplomatically and things because they were both commonly threatened by the obama iran deal trump gets an office and you know eliminates that as his first week and then you know kushner and in the white house end up you know going through the abraham accords and sort of trying to tie them together by economic development but then
They ran these operations against Trump, who was, you know, and so you have this almost ancient relationship that only a decade ago start to develop its fissures. And then those fissures have been, you know, widening and narrowing over the past eight years through, you know, the Obama, Trump, Biden, Trump thing.
They ran these operations against Trump, who was, you know, and so you have this almost ancient relationship that only a decade ago start to develop its fissures. And then those fissures have been, you know, widening and narrowing over the past eight years through, you know, the Obama, Trump, Biden, Trump thing.
They ran these operations against Trump, who was, you know, and so you have this almost ancient relationship that only a decade ago start to develop its fissures. And then those fissures have been, you know, widening and narrowing over the past eight years through, you know, the Obama, Trump, Biden, Trump thing.
And I could see there being certain aspects that might be embarrassing that would be allowed because they embarrass one side of that aisle. It is... But I don't know how that how that'll play out because of the the likely perception for the need to maintain the enthusiastic support of allies.
And I could see there being certain aspects that might be embarrassing that would be allowed because they embarrass one side of that aisle. It is... But I don't know how that how that'll play out because of the the likely perception for the need to maintain the enthusiastic support of allies.
And I could see there being certain aspects that might be embarrassing that would be allowed because they embarrass one side of that aisle. It is... But I don't know how that how that'll play out because of the the likely perception for the need to maintain the enthusiastic support of allies.
You know, during the Trump administration or whether or not the Trump administration, Trump doesn't, you know, if you're going to throw caution to the wind and say, I don't need to get reelected. We're also reorganizing everything with USAID being reshuffled and, you know, with the. with what we're doing at the NGO layer, maybe it's time to renegotiate all these relationships.
You know, during the Trump administration or whether or not the Trump administration, Trump doesn't, you know, if you're going to throw caution to the wind and say, I don't need to get reelected. We're also reorganizing everything with USAID being reshuffled and, you know, with the. with what we're doing at the NGO layer, maybe it's time to renegotiate all these relationships.
You know, during the Trump administration or whether or not the Trump administration, Trump doesn't, you know, if you're going to throw caution to the wind and say, I don't need to get reelected. We're also reorganizing everything with USAID being reshuffled and, you know, with the. with what we're doing at the NGO layer, maybe it's time to renegotiate all these relationships.
And there's a chance that that could happen with the UK. I know Trump has reiterated, you know, the special relationship, but there's also a lot of conflict over what the Labour Party is doing on human rights grounds with free speech and the tension around Ukraine that is, you know, could potentially lead to a rift there. But
And there's a chance that that could happen with the UK. I know Trump has reiterated, you know, the special relationship, but there's also a lot of conflict over what the Labour Party is doing on human rights grounds with free speech and the tension around Ukraine that is, you know, could potentially lead to a rift there. But
And there's a chance that that could happen with the UK. I know Trump has reiterated, you know, the special relationship, but there's also a lot of conflict over what the Labour Party is doing on human rights grounds with free speech and the tension around Ukraine that is, you know, could potentially lead to a rift there. But
Whatever happens with the Files, I think, is an interesting litmus test for how those relationships are going to go.
Whatever happens with the Files, I think, is an interesting litmus test for how those relationships are going to go.