“There is a degree of barbarity that is really unconscionable,” says Ivo Daalder. “We do need to make sure at some point that people responsible will be held to account.”
While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.
“The global dependence on fossil fuels that drives this climate crisis also empowers some of the world’s worst actors,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford in the Chicago Tribune.
“Major domestic policy shifts may not be forthcoming, likely driving Yoon to spend more time on issues he can control like trade and foreign policy,” writes Karl Friedhoff.
“What we’re seeing in terms of military assistance is unprecedented, and it’s likely to be essential for a drawn-out war,” says Elizabeth Shackelford on Chicago Tonight.