From Pariah to Partner, MBS Returns to Washington | Opinion
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The U.S. should “sanction the hell out of Saudi Arabia,” Senator Lindsey Graham said in 2018. He vowed that he would never visit Saudi Arabia so long as its “ wrecking ball ” of a leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), remained in charge. Since then, Graham has visited Saudi Arabia and met with MBS at least five times. Graham’s about-face mirrors a wider U.S. shift on Saudi Arabia—one worth bearing in mind as MBS comes to Washington. During President Donald Trump’s first term, Congress
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