Saudis lament, 'we have been stabbed in the back by Obama'

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Fox News:

Richard Miniter

December 27, 2013

 

 

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As 2013 ends, President Obama has lost credibility with many people who trusted him at the start of the year. Thanks to the Healthcare.gov debacle, polls find support for the president among women and independents has dropped to the lowest ebb of his presidency. Obama's words -- promising Americans they could keep their doctors under his health care plan -- didnt match his deeds.

 

Surprisingly, the same thing is happening on the other side of the world among Arabs in the Middle East and for the same reason.

 

Too often, Obamas speeches and actions dont match.

 

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France Sees Opportunity in US-Saudi Estrangement

12/28/13

 

France and Saudi Arabia have common interests in the Middle East, from Lebanon to Syria to Iran, and France sees the rift between the US and its traditional Arab ally as a heaven-sent opportunity to muscle in on the lucrative arms trade and other big ticket exports to the oil rich Gulf.

 

President Hollande will reportedly be in Saudi Arabia later this month, Al-Monitor reports, and hopes to tie up[/url a massive arms deal between the two countries. While in Riyadh, Hollande will also discuss other matters of mutual interest in Lebanon and Syria:

 

 

A French source said the focus of the discussion with King Abdullah on Lebanon will be about protecting Lebanons stability, maintaining its constitutional institutions and their work, and activating the work of the Friends of Lebanon group, which was a French initiative launched during the UN General Assembly last September.

 

Regarding Syria, a source at the Elysee said the French president will discuss with Saudi officials the two countries agreement that theres no political solution in Syria if President Bashar al-Assad stays at his post.

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