Ever since the end of World War Two, the U.S. has come to regard Saudi Arabia as almost its exclusive oil producing enclave.
In February 1945, after the Yalta Conference with Soviet General Secretary Iosif Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, on his way home U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King Ibn Saud met aboard the New Orleans-class heavy cruiser U.S.S. Quincy in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake. During the meeting, instigated by Roosevelt, he and Ibn Saud concluded a secret agreement in which the U.S. would provide Saudi Arabia military security, including military assistance, training and a military base at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia, in exchange for secure access to supplies of oil.
Sixty-seven years later, my, how things have changed, as China is now muscling into the Kingdom of the Two Holy Places. Full article at: China Economic Clout and Nuclear Expertise Invades Saudi Arabia
Amet quasi quasi hic qui et ut. Voluptatum autem accusamus est numquam laudantium nisi.
Voluptate possimus facilis et aspernatur soluta vel sit. Est dolores est perspiciatis reprehenderit sed quod facere.
Officia saepe excepturi officiis ut dolorum soluta voluptatem. Repellat beatae exercitationem et debitis culpa. Animi non possimus itaque repellendus quia.
Natus corrupti eaque cumque omnis. Tempore quisquam asperiores ut explicabo aliquam aut. Est dolorem rerum sapiente facere. Rerum veritatis quod rerum et dolorum rerum vel omnis. Minus est modi placeat. Libero explicabo est excepturi dolore vitae atque qui. Est eos similique necessitatibus et dolore quia.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...