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the The promise of the White House maintain its strong military and economic alliance with Saudi Arabia in the middle reports According to US intelligence services, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and unleashed a series of bipartisan convictions in Washington.
After President Trump issued a remarkable statement on Tuesday in which he acknowledged that the apparent heir to the Saudi throne may have been aware of the "tragic event," his administration nevertheless "intended to remain a partner." unfailing Saudi Arabia, "several Republicans and Democratic members of Congress have denounced the position of the White House.
"I'm pretty sure this statement concerns Saudi Arabia first, not America first," Republican Senator Rand Paul wrote on Twitter, an ally of the president but harsh criticism of relations between America and the Saudis.
The Kentucky legislature has accused the national security adviser and foreign policy hawk John Bolton of having written this statement and criticized US assistance to the Saudi-led coalition. bloody war against Houthi rebels backed by Iran in Yemen.
"We should at least NOT reward Saudi Arabia with our sophisticated weapons that they in turn use for bomb civilians"Paul added.
Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Who has widely adopted the doctrine of administration around the world, wrote on Twitter that "our foreign policy must aim to promote our national interests". The young senator from Florida pointed out that the defense of human rights is essential for US national security because human rights violations fuel a "mass migration", encourage the Extremism and benefit hostile governments in the United States.
In a statement, Senator Lindsey Graham, RS.C, said the United States can not ignore Khashoggi's assassinations and alleged dismemberment, and suggested that lawmakers support bipartisan sanctioning of those involved in the killing. Murder, including members of the royal family.
"Although Saudi Arabia is a strategic ally, the behavior of the Crown Prince – in many ways – has shown a lack of respect for the relationship and has made it, in my opinion, beyond the toxicity, "added Graham Graham.
Senators Jeff Flake and Bob Corker, critics at Constant Trump, also condemned the statement. The outgoing Arizona senator said the "big allies" were not luring their own citizens into a trap and then killing them.
"I never thought of seeing the day when the White House would be a public relations company for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia," Corker, who is also retiring, wrote on Twitter.
In his statement, President Trump touted Saudi Arabia's important role in the US national security apparatus and the billions of dollars it has received, he said. said, that the United States has received arms deals to the royal family. He added that the US intelligence services were still investigating the killing of Khashoggi. "Maybe he did it and maybe he did not!" President Trump said in a statement that he was talking about the possibility that the Saudi Crown Prince ordered the journalist's brutal murder.
At the same time, Democrats – who will control important House committees likely to investigate Khashoggi's assassination and the Saudi-US alliance – have been more scathing in their criticisms and have made direct reference to the president. .
"The failure of the president to hold Saudi Arabia responsible for Jamal Khashoggi's death is only one more example of the White House's withdrawal from the US leadership on issues such as human rights and the protection of the free press, "said Deputy Speaker of the Senate Special Committee on Intelligence, Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., said in a statement.
Although he said that the government should always consider the United States. Close cooperation with the oil-rich kingdom, Congressman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Accused President Trump of undermining "America's reputation as a champion of rights." of the man ".
"Saying" maybe he's done it and maybe he's not done it "or that we're unable to discover the truth, or that, knowing the truth, our silence can be bought with the sale of arms, mine respect the office of the presidency, "Schiff said.
After calling President Trump 's response "a betrayal of well – established US human rights values," Fred Ryan, publisher and CEO of the Washington Post, in which Khashoggi wrote news articles, said. opinion, called on the administration to provide information evidence on the murder public and urged Congress to act as a result of "the failure of the leadership" of the White House.
"President Trump is right in saying that the world is a very dangerous place," Ryan said in a statement. "His surrender to this state – ordered murder will only make him even more so.An innocent man, brutally killed, deserves better, as does the cause of truth, justice and human rights. man."
