US President Joe Biden began insulting two of his friends in the region.
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President Joe Biden called King Salman of Saudi Arabia. He did not speak to the country’s real leader, the Crown Prince. Photo: Hassan Ammar, AP/NTB
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He first waited for weeks to call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He then called Saudi Arabia. Then he demanded to have the weakened king on the wire instead of the Crown Prince, who really has the power.
But Biden’s Middle East policy is not just about phone calls. Bombers are also involved.
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