Will Biden screw up again in Saudi Arabia visit?

Everett WA

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Its no secret that Saudi Arabia is not friends with Iran. That was one of the reasons why they liked Donald Trump. Biden is still trying to patch up a plan with Iran Nuclear Deal. Now that oil has reached $120 per barrel Biden will be pleading with OPEC to produce more oil. I hope he leaves Hunter Biden at home. I'm sure Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman would not be impressed. President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month, the White House announced Tuesday, a foreign policy trade-off that completes the reversal of his campaign pledge to make the kingdom a “pariah.” The trip, set for mid-July, will also include Biden’s first stop in Israel as President as well as a visit to the Palestinian West Bank. It will culminate with a major gathering of regional leaders in Jeddah, the Saudi port city, where Biden is expected to engage in some capacity with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “The President looks forward to outlining his affirmative vision for US engagement in the region over the coming months and years,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement announcing the visit. “The President appreciates King Salman’s leadership and his invitation. He looks forward to this important visit to Saudi Arabia, which has been a strategic partner of the United States for nearly eight decades.” Planning for next month’s trip has been in the works for months as US officials consulted with their Saudi and Israeli counterparts on the contours of a visit. Initially planned for the end of June, the trip was pushed back two weeks to not coincide with a scheduled visit to Europe for summits of the G7 and NATO. The White House had refused to confirm a trip would happen, even while saying they were planning one. “We’re now in a place where we feel this has come together in a very constructive way for everyone involved and the President’s looking forward to it,” a senior administration official told reporters on Monday evening. In Israel, Biden plans to meet the country’s leadership, though current Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has warned his fragile governing coalition may be on the brink of collapse. Biden will also view US-provided defensive systems and meet with athletes visiting for an international Jewish sporting event. He’ll also meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, likely in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to discuss prospects for restarting peace talks. Air Force One will fly directly from Israel to Jeddah, itself a sign of warming relations in a region where bans on direct travel were once an extension of deep enmity between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In Jeddah, he’ll participate in a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, comprised of the region’s monarchies, plus Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.