Saudi Arabia is a close ally of the United States. President Trump said last November that we can't abandon the Saudis because, and I quote, they're leading the fight against radical Islamic terrorism. What? Are you kidding me? The US has produced more oil than Saudi Arabia for four straight years in a row. In 2017, US exports to Saudi Arabia accounted for a whopping 1.1% of US exports. Here in the UK, British exports to Saudi Kingdom accounted for 1.3% of overall UK exports worldwide.
In this week's episode of the Sunday debate we go back to 2019. In the aftermath of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul we brought together leading experts to debate how the West should respond to the abrasive crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
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