November 8, 2017
KNOWING YOUR ALLIES:
EU, U.S. affirm Lebanon support, diverging from Saudi (Tom Perry, 11/08/17, Reuters)
The European Union on Wednesday affirmed support for Lebanon following the resignation of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, echoing U.S. backing for the Beirut government which Saudi Arabia has accused of declaring war.
When the Sa'uds can order a PM to resign against his will, it's not really a difficult call.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 8, 2017 5:40 AM