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And so i think my concern about this administration is that they make such big bets and then there is not a plan "b" and then when new information comes forward, they dont respond in ways that are smart and appropriate and they cant back up. and so, you know, that is -- if we want to talk about the geopolitical equities, i would not have torn up that deal with iran and i would not have bet this much on one -- >> right. >> -- crown prince. >> look, this isnt the first time that weve had to be all...

Bob corker tweeting, i never thought id see the day a white house would moonlight as a public relations firm for the crown prince of saudi arabia. >> kentucky senator rand paul said, im pretty sure this statement is saudi arabia first, not america first. im also pretty sure national security adviser john bolton wrote it. and then there was this frank comment on the crown prince known as mbs from senator lindsey graham. >> saudi arabia needs us more than we need them. its not too much to ask an a...

Produced the opposite effect. enhanced the saudi regime. far from a force of stability, a case can be made without some course correction that they are a force for instability. >> is there merit to the argument in your opinion that the posture of america here is nice wide-eyed message for strong men in other parts of the world. >> 100%. the tragic manifestation is the way we accuraquiesced the saudi. not support. this isnt on trump. this is on mbs. but the reality is that we have been coddling d...

It the united states and israel can trust a regime like the saudis here who have so willingly lied to the world? i want to tell you what he told me because i think it is not about the money, although the president made it about that today mistakenly. i think he should have made it about what ambassador dermer talked to me about, which is the larger geopolitical equities. he said these kinds of actions cannot be allowed to happen with impunity. but he also said the united states cannot let this i...

Van jones -- >> that to me is a better argument. >> now lets talk about that side of it. because, again, if we could have a grown-up conversation, lets talk about that side. there is this obsession with iran. and there -- this administration made a bet that they could tear up the deal with iran, which had contained them by the obama administration, in terms of their nuclear ambitions, tear that deal up then work hard with the saudis and with the israelis to basically roll back iranian influence....

The evidence that they have. thats not maybe he did, maybe he didnt. >> what does it mean the president looks at it and says, maybe. >> i think what the president is doing is hedging and saying, well, they dont have a confession. they dont have a photograph of him doing it. they dont have a recording of him giving the order and, therefore, its equivocal. thats ridiculous. >> sure. its certainly not the basis of proof he requires when he wants to go after somebody. >> but two important points her...

Save hundreds a year with xfinity mobile. call, click or visit a store today. today the president again sided with the accused. this time refusing to publicly blame saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman for the murder of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. answers, it seems, may have to take a back seat to money. take a listen. >> were not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars in orders and let russia, china, and everybody else have them. its all about for me, very simple...

They dont have a photograph of him doing it. they dont have a recording of him giving the order and, therefore, its equivocal. thats ridiculous. >> sure. its certainly not the basis of proof he requires when he wants to go after somebody. >> but two important points here. number one, were not going to break our relationship with the saudis. that i think is correct. but number two, this is not a guy in whom we can have confidence. this is not a guy we can trust. >> who are you talking about, the ...

Sell american-level military equipment in the world. >> right. >> its a -- its a sellers market, not a buyers market. >> its also a little bit of a red herring, right, because you have in saudi arabia our equipment already. u.s. equipment. its not really compatible with what youre going to get from russians. >> its not interoperable. >> their stuff isnt as good, say our experts. again, thats where the president wanted to put his head. he put his head somewhere else, scott. my cia, i heard what t...

The trump administrations point of view, theyve got a couple things driving them. they are worried about china and russia taking advantage if there is a void in contact with the kingdom. theyre also worried about the fact that mbs has rolled out some of the reforms that they have been pushing the kingdom to do for decades. and so theyre worried that if he goes, those reforms go with him. >> all right. thank you both very much. of course mbs, you know, allowing women to drive and then jailing som...