By Adam Taylor
The Washington Post - February 9, 2015
For almost 70 years, Saudi Arabia has been a vital U.S. ally in the
Middle East. The relationship, which famously opened in a meeting on the
Suez Canal between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the first Saudi
king, Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, is
based around shared concerns about regional security and crude oil
supplies. It has proved remarkably durable, despite a rapidly changing
world.
Over the past few months, however, something seems to have
shifted. Americans and other Westerners seem to have grown more and
more skeptical about the true nature of their ally. In particular, an
unusual set of circumstances -- including the fearsome rise of the
Islamic State, the death of Saudi King Abdullah and renewed concerns
about Saudi links to the 9/11 attacks -- has led to a significant public
debate about Saudi Arabia's true values.
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