Neocons Flack for Unsavory Saudis
– American neocons have fallen in line, demanding that the U.S.
government punish Iran and coddle the Saudis whatever their unsavory
behavior, notes Daniel Lazare.
By Daniel Lazare
Bret Stephens, the deputy editorial page editor who writes The Wall Street Journal’s
weekly “Global View” column, is not really a bad prose stylist, and his
logic is not always unsound. But his unexamined assumptions lead him
astray.
His latest installment
is typical. Entitled “Why the U.S. Should Stand by the Saudis Against
Iran,” it begins with not one premise, but two. The first, as the title
suggest, is that the U.S. should stand by Riyadh in its time of
woes. The second is that if the kingdom stumbles, only one person is to
blame – President Obama.
King
Salman of Saudi Arabia and his entourage arrive to greet President
Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at King Khalid International
Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 27, 2015. (Official White House
Photo by Pete Souza)
Salman of Saudi Arabia and his entourage arrive to greet President
Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at King Khalid International
Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 27, 2015. (Official White House
Photo by Pete Souza)
