On the 28th of September,the United States senate reversed the presidential veto preventing families of 9/11 to sue the Saudi government over its complacency or thereabout on that terror attack in 2001 through the bill known as'justice against sponsors of terrorism act' or simply called JASTA. This to me is telling not just from a moral point of view but also for the political remification associted with such
All along, the Saudis had lobbied against such legislature,the reason most likely related to confirmation or affirmation of complacency of that faithful day terror related attack. Thus, the bill goes to actually confirm such fear.
But there is something confusing with United states politics and most especially on it's foreign policy making process which leaves the rest of the world bewildered. It is complicated and very complex. Take for instance the complex relationship between Iran and United State which revolves around Iranian untowards behavior in the past. Bring it forward, if the Iranians where to be the Saudis classification as state sponsor of terror would have been swift as a snap of the finger.
Back to the bill issue and it's significants,firstly the bill highlights the failures of intelligence community with regard to Iraq invasion,it was totally flawed,in hindsight the Saudis should have taken the fall. Secondly USA foreign policy process is so complex,complicated and resulting into disaffection amongst friends and foes alike. Lets relook series of events in the past years for instance the coup in Egypt that brought Sisi into power, at no point was it pronounced as a coup by the USA leaving behind smokes of cloud hanging over the then deposed leader who was democratically elected. Should we mention the absence of a strong rebuke on the Saudis or Bahrainis on human right abuses.
The recent anti establishment campaign gripping the globe most felt in the western world comes as no surprises because politicians have long abandoned democratic process that is built on accountability to pursue their own agenda backed by so called experts advise. This has rather expanded the gap that today is filled in by nationalist propagating hate-a negation of centuries of hard won human civilization.
Today the Saudis are engaged in two prong wars,firstly in Syria where they support so called free rebels and then actively engaged in Yemen where thousands of civilians has dead. This I said wouldn't have been possible had the long working relationship between the two cold war foes had remained intact. Today both Syrian and Yemen lay in ruins as a result of these failed policy making process.
This mismatch in USA foreign policy has given rise in a highly unsecured world, where states act without any chance of being held accountable that is with no consequences. The presidential veto reversal by the senate is a moral victory not based on politics as usual. But the feeling of jittery which comes days after reversing the presidential veto may compromise further the USA leadership position in the world as they are required to show.
What then? Would cooperation with the Saudis be reconsidered or is it going to be business as usual. The fact is that the Saudis have become more emboldened through their invasion of sovereign states- Yemen and Syria,which happens right under the nose of international community with no consequence. Thanks to USA foreign policy which have given up on leadership resulting into this mismatched policy- a leadership from behind. Blame it on no one!
(This is an opinion piece,subject to individual interpretation,should you wish to oppose such view you are welcomed).
All along, the Saudis had lobbied against such legislature,the reason most likely related to confirmation or affirmation of complacency of that faithful day terror related attack. Thus, the bill goes to actually confirm such fear.
But there is something confusing with United states politics and most especially on it's foreign policy making process which leaves the rest of the world bewildered. It is complicated and very complex. Take for instance the complex relationship between Iran and United State which revolves around Iranian untowards behavior in the past. Bring it forward, if the Iranians where to be the Saudis classification as state sponsor of terror would have been swift as a snap of the finger.
Back to the bill issue and it's significants,firstly the bill highlights the failures of intelligence community with regard to Iraq invasion,it was totally flawed,in hindsight the Saudis should have taken the fall. Secondly USA foreign policy process is so complex,complicated and resulting into disaffection amongst friends and foes alike. Lets relook series of events in the past years for instance the coup in Egypt that brought Sisi into power, at no point was it pronounced as a coup by the USA leaving behind smokes of cloud hanging over the then deposed leader who was democratically elected. Should we mention the absence of a strong rebuke on the Saudis or Bahrainis on human right abuses.
The recent anti establishment campaign gripping the globe most felt in the western world comes as no surprises because politicians have long abandoned democratic process that is built on accountability to pursue their own agenda backed by so called experts advise. This has rather expanded the gap that today is filled in by nationalist propagating hate-a negation of centuries of hard won human civilization.
Today the Saudis are engaged in two prong wars,firstly in Syria where they support so called free rebels and then actively engaged in Yemen where thousands of civilians has dead. This I said wouldn't have been possible had the long working relationship between the two cold war foes had remained intact. Today both Syrian and Yemen lay in ruins as a result of these failed policy making process.
This mismatch in USA foreign policy has given rise in a highly unsecured world, where states act without any chance of being held accountable that is with no consequences. The presidential veto reversal by the senate is a moral victory not based on politics as usual. But the feeling of jittery which comes days after reversing the presidential veto may compromise further the USA leadership position in the world as they are required to show.
What then? Would cooperation with the Saudis be reconsidered or is it going to be business as usual. The fact is that the Saudis have become more emboldened through their invasion of sovereign states- Yemen and Syria,which happens right under the nose of international community with no consequence. Thanks to USA foreign policy which have given up on leadership resulting into this mismatched policy- a leadership from behind. Blame it on no one!
(This is an opinion piece,subject to individual interpretation,should you wish to oppose such view you are welcomed).
