defense relationships, which can be stretched over time, are stretched over time and can be delayed. i think there s a bipartisan group that s developing in the congress that if the president isn t going to hold saudi arabia accountable and hold mbs accountable, the congress of the united states will, i believe. and i think that this is really outrageous and for the president to suggest, in fact, that somehow this is just what it is, we have the secretary of state saying it is what it is. the president of the united states saying, you know, well, that s you know, it s mean and nasty or the reverse i think this is unacceptable the united states has more important relationship with the rest of the world, which is to send a signal that this is not the kind of thing we tolerate and we won t tolerate that kind those kinds of gross human rights violations, even in the face of money. and to me saying that our oil prices will go up, it s like
force one yesterday, he said he was going to be briefed on the plane. now today we re hearing him say, you know, in a previously recorded conversation that it would be tuesday. why would the president want people to think that he hasn t had any exposure to any kind of cia findings or detail? because i think he s trying to espouse a stance that ignorance is bliss in this case. if he can say he doesn t have a full picture of what actually happened, he can kick the can down the road. again, intelligence, remember, is an input to policymaking and to decision making. so if he can say he doesn t have a full sense of what actually happened, he can try to delay making some very tough decisions about what to do to hold mbs accountable. and then he says he doesn t want to listen to the tape. he doesn t really see it beneficial. you know, it s gruesome. it s horrible. but is this the kind of information or detail that a