Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Biden Lies (again) Date:   7/17/2022 5:42:15 PM

Having declared Saudi and the Crown Prince pariahs after the journalist's murder, Biden makes a trip to Saudi to beg them to incresase oil production (so he can look like a hero before the midterms).  He claims that he confronted the Crown Prince at the start of their meeting, but funny, none of the Saudis remember it.  We all know that Biden is lying - he didn't confront the Crown Prince because it is not advisable to confront someone when you are trying to beg their help.  

He figured the American people weren't there, so he can just lie about it and claim the Saudis are lying.  And he came away with a very vague promise to increase production if the market is there sometime before 2027.  

The Saudis don't care about Biden - he claimed he was meeting with the King, and he may have said hello, but he was shuffled off to deal with the Crown Prince.  They are no longer dependent on the US for military sales and we in the US taught them how to be independent.  We are of no use to them diplomatically.  And while we may harrangue them about human rights, they point out our own failures.  

Biden thinks he is trying to keep them from getting too friendly with the Chinese and he should have the same concerns about Israel. These are pragmatic people that are going to do what is in their best interests.  

No doubt the Crown Prince knows he is dealing with an incompetent old fool.  And they got the best part of the deal, a photograph of a fist bump between Biden and Crown Prince - which makes Biden's "pariah" statements go away.