Someone Finally Stands Up To The Saudis

The Saudis are reportedly pissed off at Obama right now, and that makes me very happy:

A senior member of the Saudi royal family has criticized comments made by President Obama in a recent magazine article, suggesting that Obama's harsh remarks about the kingdom were a "curveball" in America's relationship with one of its main Arab allies. ***

In the lengthy Atlantic Magazine feature published last week, Obama told correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg that “free riders" aggravated him. The comment appeared to be largely aimed at America's European and Arab allies who the president felt did not contribute their fair share on the international stage.

It's about time someone high up in the US government started talking like this. Let's not forget: Fifteen of the nineteen 9-11 hijackers were Saudi citizens, and even today we are not allowed to read the 28 pages of the 9-11 Commission's report dealing with Saudi involvement in the attacks. Hopefully Obama will declassify these pages before he leaves office. If I'd had a family member die in the attacks, I know I'd want to read them.