Joe Biden went hat in hand to Saudi Arabia to beg for oil, even meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after he said he wouldn’t–and after Biden called the kingdom a “pariah” nation. Biden was clearly not able to leave the meeting. However, he attempted to appear that he did have something.
Joe Biden went to Saudi Arabia to ask for oil. He said it would “begin soon.”
American energy production is not mentioned. pic.twitter.com/cIH9fcRSrr
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 15, 2022
“We had a good discussion on ensuring global energy security and adequate oil supplies to support global economic growth,” Biden said. “That will begin shortly. And…I’m doing all I can to increase the supply for the United States of America, which I expect to happen. The Saudis share that urgency and based on our discussions today, I expect we’ll see further steps in the coming weeks.”
Notice that doesn’t say much of anything — it doesn’t announce any deal for more oil. There was no concrete step made — or he would have announced it. All he ended up saying is he hoped there would be “further steps” — which isn’t anything.
But the Saudis even crushed that, sweeping the leg out from under Biden’s claim, making it clear that there were no concrete “further steps.”
A joint statement after the event, released by Saudi Arabia, made no mention of oil supply increases but said the two countries “renewed their commitment towards the stability of global energy markets” and that the US “welcomed the kingdom’s commitment to support balance in the global oil market”.
Saudi Arabia’s interpretation of the Biden/MbS meeting was more cautious. Adel Al-Jubeir, a top Saudi diplomat briefing afterward, said that Riyadh will produce more oil **if it sees a shortage** (that’s a long standing Saudi policy). He indicated Riyadh will continue to work with OPEC+| #OOTT
— Javier Blas (@JavierBlas) July 15, 2022
Imagine having to trust Saudi Arabia’s take more than that of Joe Biden. However, they are more truthful than Biden.
This was basically a show by Biden, to make us believe he was doing something. He was also willing to forget all of his previous comments about Saudi Arabian and MBS. The fiancee, Jamal Kashoggi’s late husband, mocked Biden.
Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancé reacts to Biden’s meeting with MBS. https://t.co/UJi7AA1iTd
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 15, 2022
Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal — who had previously served as head of Saudi intelligence and an ambassador to the U.S. — told CNBC that Biden was a “much-diminished president” compared with when he was inaugurated in January 2021.
“As an example, on energy issues, he came in with a policy to stop completely fossil fuel usage not only in the United States, but worldwide,” Prince Turki said. Now, Biden has a need for fossil fuel, “not only because of the Ukraine war, but also because of U.S. policy itself that shut down pipelines and stopped issuing….discovery of oil on U.S. soil,” Turki said.
That’s right on target, but it’s not good when you have the Saudis mocking the person we have occupying the highest seat in the land. That doesn’t help out national security interests or our standing in the world. But, it’s not going to get better until Joe Biden leaves office.
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