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Saudi Arabia warns U.S. that policy on Syria, Iran straining decades-old alliance - CBS News
Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in Syria | Mail Online
This is not good. Need to watch how this develops. Kerry better get his act together.
Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with US over response to conflict in Syria | Mail Online
Saudi Arabia is reportedly threatening to scale back its decades-old partnership with Washington over the Obama administration's perceived weakness in dealing with Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and its recent furtive overtures with the Saudis' arch-enemy, Iran.
Articles citing anonymous sources familiar with Saudi policy -- though notably, no articles in major Saudi publications -- have quoted the head of the Kingdom's intelligence services, Prince Bandar bin Sultan al-Saud, as warning of a "major shift" or "scaling back" in the relationship.
According to the source cited by the Reuters news agency, the prince told European diplomats "the shift away from the U.S. is a major one... Saudi doesn't want to find itself any longer in a situation where it is dependent."
No Saudi official has confirmed, or even mentioned, a change in the practical dealings between the two nations, which include millions of dollars in military hardware purchases and close coordination by law enforcement agencies trying to counter al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists groups.
This is not good. Need to watch how this develops. Kerry better get his act together.