Saudi Arabian journalist assassinated in the Saudi embassy in Turkey

piloteer

Is this a call to arms?

MayCaesar

@piloteer

Not at all, but I do believe this event has to be addressed properly, and sanctions instituted. Saudi Arabia has already been getting away with some of the worst violations of human rights in the history of humanity, but now with the new prince in charge it is starting to bring its standards down on other nations as well. This cannot be allowed to continue, otherwise the international diplomacy may be destabilized.

YeshuaBought

Saudi Arabia can go to Hell.

Zombieguy1987

Let's start WW3 against Saudi Arabia 

piloteer

I see what your saying @MayCaesar, but what sanctions would actually work? They could just bring oil production to a grinding halt. Then what? This is a tough situation. Shame on us for having to depend on oil from countries that disregard the rights of our citizens.

Zombieguy1987

piloteer said:

I see what your saying @MayCaesar, but what sanctions would actually work? They could just bring oil production to a grinding halt. Then what? This is a tough situation. Shame on us for having to depend on oil from countries that disregard the rights of our citizens.

The U.S's main oil source is Canada...

MayCaesar

@piloteer ;

Saudi Arabia depends as much on the natural resource trade as the buyers do, hence this is a similarly unrealistic situation to "What if China demands that we pay off our debt at once?". 

I would suggest diplomatic sanctions, such as halting its right to vote in the UN, coupled with sanctions on trading military technology with it.

piloteer

"@MayCaesar ;

I agree with you to a point. In 1974, OPEC initiated an oil embargo on several countries because of their perceived support for Israel. At the beginning of the embargo, the price of oil per barrel was 3$, by the end, it reached 12$ a barrel. This embargo was politically motivated, and Saudi Arabia targeted the US for the price hikes. I don't think it's not out of the realm of reality for something similar to happen again. Then, of course that fruit loop of a "president" we got will call for war, and things could get pretty dark for awhile. I fully admit that's all speculation, but a worrisome situation non the less.