USA-Saudi Arabia Friction Increases

There's a new tension on the horizon and it's one with deep pockets.

Saudi Arabia has given up it's chance to sit on the Security Council of the UN.

Saudi Arabia rejects security council seat, castigates United Nations over ‘inability to perform its duties’

 

AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, FileIn this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, the United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution that will require Syria to give up its chemical weapon, at U.N. Headquarters.

 

Saudi Arabia is rejecting its seat on the U.N. Security Council and says the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts. Saudi Arabia took the highly unusual step on Friday of rejecting a rotating seat on the Security Council and castigated the United Nations for what it called a double standard — a move aimed at protesting the failure to resolve the Syrian civil war.

 

The Saudi discontent appeared largely directed at its long time ally, the United States, reflecting more than two years of frustration. The two are at odds over a number of Mideast issues, including how Washington has handled some of the region’s crises, particularly in Egypt and Syria. It also comes as ties between the U.S. and Iran, the Saudi’s regional foe, appear to be tepidly improving.

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