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Obama in Arabia

However negatively most Americans view Saudi Arabia, the country remains an important regional ally. When US President Barack Obama travels to Saudi Arabia this week to attend the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, he would be wise to mend the badly frayed bilateral relationship.

PRINCETON – US President Barack Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week, to attend the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, comes at a time when relations between the two countries have rarely been worse. And yet, however negatively most Americans view Saudi Arabia, the country remains an important regional ally. Obama would be wise to mend the bilateral relationship.

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