Why doesn't the Biden Administration tell the Saudis that if it won't increase oil production to ease rising oil prices, the U.S. will cut off all support for MBS's war in Yemen. No more arms sales, no more maintenance of Saudi military aircraft, and no more diplomatic support for the Saudi side in the war.
The whole reason the U.S. kowtows to the KSA is so that they will not use their oil wealth as a weapon against U.S. interests. If they refuse to help the U.S. economically, what is the point of continuing to help them murder Yemenis? While I don't really approve of American policies that prop up oppressive dictatorships to protect American economic interests, it is even more absurd when the oppressive dictatorships refuse to protect American economic interests. If the Saudis want to make the relationship purely transactional, then fine, make U.S. support contingent on Saudi support for U.S. policies. And certainly there is no reason to tolerate this shit.
