Thursday, October 6, 2022

U.S. Congress Wants US Military Forces And Support Withdrawn From Saudi Arabia And The UAE After Yesterday's OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts

OPEC+ on Wednesday announced an agreement to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day [File: Ramzi Boudina/Reuters]  

The Hill: House Democrats propose end to US troop protection in Gulf after OPEC cut 

Three House Democrats have introduced legislation to end U.S. troop protection in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in response to news this week that OPEC and its allies will slash oil production. 

Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which together comprise about 30 percent of global crude oil reserves, have some 5,000 U.S. troops stationed there. 

In addition to removing those troops and American missile defense systems from the two countries, the legislation introduced by Reps. Sean Casten (D-Ill.), Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) and Susan Wild (D-Pa.) would move all U.S. technology and defense systems elsewhere in the region. 

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U.S. Congress Wants US Military Forces And Support Withdrawn From Saudi Arabia And The UAE After Yesterday's OPEC+ Oil Production Cuts 

Democrats’ bill would pull US troops from Saudi, UAE over OPEC+ cuts -- NYPost  

House Dems introducing GOP-inspired bill to strip defenses from Saudi Arabia, UAE following OPEC oil cut -- FOX News  

Democrats Propose Pulling Troops From Saudi Arabia as Revenge for OPEC Move -- Newsweek  

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley calls for OPEC collusion crackdown after production cut -- CNN  

Time for U.S. to reevaluate Saudi relationship, Sen. Chris Murphy says ahead of OPEC output cut -- CNBC  

US Democrats rally against Saudi Arabia, UAE after oil cuts -- Al Jazeera  

Durbin calls for US to ‘imagine a world without’ Saudi alliance -- The Hill  

Which side are they on? Our Saudi friends cannot have it both ways on oil politics -- Fortune

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