u.s. presidents have to varying degrees been willing to pander to saudi arabia. to the arms of an old friend, the kingdom of saudi arabia. the pariah that they are. we must act and we will act. the president who vowed to be different. president biden is about to kiss the ring of mbs. remarkable reversal. it s going to be awkward. is now just another patron of a prince. the crown prince is a wrecking ball. a dictator renowned for a very brutal end. his body was chopped up into small pieces. why would you bring a bone saw? who at the same time is a reformer. this man is extremely popular. revolutionizing his nation. new era, new age. it s that simple. the kingdom s power lies under the desert sands. keep your pumps up and you can do whatever you want out back. liquid gold oil. is america betraying its values? to understand this unusual relationship you need to understand the very unusual country that is saudi arabia. good evening. saudi
islamic centers, and those mosques. but in 1979, wahhabism turned on the kingdom itself. armed religious fanatics today seized the great mosque in the muslim holy city of mecca in saudi arabia and took hostages. the attackers were extreme religious conservatives. they were appalled by the unholy westernization that the riches of oil had wrought. they broadcast their message that the saudi ruling family are drunkards, gamblers, people who have taken saudi arabia away from the true islamic faith. after two weeks the rebels were captured and beep headed. it was a triumphant and tumultuous welcome fare the ayatollah khomenei that same year an islamic revolution swept through iran. a tearful shah of iran left his country today ousting a monarchy. launching the rise of iran s