By setting foot this Friday on Saudi soil in Jeddah, Joe Biden will probably have in mind what his American predecessors have come to realize: it is better to have on his side the great oil, religious and financial power of the Arab Middle East, if we want to advance diplomatic issues in the region and beyond.
Realistically, Joe Biden has given up making Arabia - de facto ruled since the deterioration of King Salman's state of health by his son Mohammed Ben Salman (MBS) - a "
pariah
" state, for the prince's involvement heir to the horrific 2018 assassination of dissident Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Joe Biden is 78, MBS 36, and is expected to rule Arabia for a few decades.
Patiently, MBS awaits the end of the Democratic President's mandate and the hoped-for return of the Republicans to the White House, the favorites of the Saudi monarchs.
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