U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference before a campaign town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire August 19, 2015. REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER
The Guardian: Trump tells NYT he would consider halting purchase of oil from Saudi Arabia
Republican frontrunner said if elected he would end the arrangement unless Saudi Arabia provided troops to fight Islamic State
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said he would consider stopping US oil purchases from Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies unless the Saudi government provide troops to fight Islamic State.
Trump made the comments in a lengthy foreign policy interview published by the New York Times on Saturday in response to a question about whether, if elected president, he would halt oil purchases from US allies unless they provided on-the-ground forces against Islamic State.
“The answer is, probably yes,” Trump said, according to a transcript.
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WNU Editor: It would be impossible to impose U.S. sanctions on Saudi oil .... Saudi oil is literally everywhere .... but I can see how the politics of this issue is probably making the House of Saud go apoplectic right now .... which is probably what Trump wants to do right now as he continues to pursue votes among the Republican base. He has certainly dominated the news cycle (again) on the Republic nomination race today.
More News On Donald Trump's Remarks On Saudi Arabia
Trump would consider halting U.S. oil purchases from Saudis: NYT (Reuters)
Trump would consider halting U.S. oil purchases from Saudi Arabia unless it provides troops to fight ISIS (Yahoo News)
'No oil from Saudi without ground troops commitment': Trump (Al Bawaba)
Trump says Saudi Arabia WOULDN’T EXIST without the US and threatens to stop buying its oil -- Express
I really wish Mr Donald Trump could be the president of United State now.
ReplyDeleteThe thing about Trump is that many of the things he says aren't supposed to be feasible in their current form. He's not making policy suggestions (because to be fair, hardly anyone is, in the sense of something they'd actually do when they get elected) - he's trying to control the conversation, stir it this way and that, and wage psychological warfare on others, including Saudi Arabia. He makes himself look crazy for the same reason Putin or Kim or any number of others make themselves look crazy while remaining rational actors - because if the ones you're hoping to influence have no idea how far you'd actually be willing to go, they will be more likely to try to appease you just to be safe.
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