The US relationship with Saudi Arabia is always going to be complex. But it's much better to have them as a friend than drive them into China's arms, he says. Biden recently had to go to the Middle East to basically beg Saudi Arabia to increase their production of oil. And I think similarly with Russia, we've basically declared ourselves to be engaged in this proxy war and there's nothing in it for us.

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