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U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONS: Does the U.S.-Saudi Alliance Advance U.S. Interests?
SUPPORTERS ARGUE
A close alliance with Saudi Arabia gives the United States the opportunity to invest in an expanding market while guaranteeing steady oil prices. Saudi Arabia provides the United States with essential intelligence in the fight against terrorism and lends crucial support for U.S. political and military interests in the Middle East.
OPPONENTS ARGUE
The U.S.-Saudi alliance is detrimental to U.S. interests. The United States’ reluctance to condemn Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses weakens American credibility around the world, and the Arab nation’s use of U.S. weapons to create a humanitarian crisis in Yemen has sabotaged regional stability and undermined U.S. foreign policy.
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