Friday, March 2, 2012

Saudi prince: US-Saudi ties at risk if no peace

Saudi Arabia's ex-ambassador to Washington said former President George W. Bush left a "sickening legacy" in the Middle East and warned that U.S.-Saudi relations would be at risk if the Obama administration doesn't change America's policy in the region.

Prince Turki al-Faisal's comments were the latest blunt assessment by the normally non-confrontational Saudi royal family that prospects for Arab-Israeli peace were growing dim unless dramatic policy changes were made.

Turki, who is also a former intelligence chief, said in an op-ed published Friday that President Barack Obama is inheriting a "basket full of snakes" from his predecessor …

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