I think Trump (actually his neocon advisers) has been outmaneuvered on this one. His stance on this has been extremely disappointing and hypocritical, but I think he will have to respond now or look weak. I'm just hoping it ultimately puts the brakes on the Yemen invasion.
US Intelligence "Increasingly Convinced" Saudi Prince Ordered Khashoggi's Killing
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If anything, the one thing that now appears certain about this situation is that, in a maneuver that's reminiscent of the de-classification of an intelligence community report blaming Russia for interfering in the 2016 election, the US intelligence community is once again rebelling against the Trump White House - after Trump suggested that he would do everything he could to preserve the US-Saudi relationship (reportedly fearful of losing Saudi cooperation in a plot to undermine Iran) - and has effectively joined with the Turks to undermine the rule of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
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