Source: Overseas Network
Overseas Network October 10 CNN published a commentary article titled "Saudi Arabia and the UAE are not vassal states of the United States" on October 9. The author said that the decision of "OPEC+" composed of some countries such as Saudi Arabia "has indeed hurt the United States", but the United States should realize that these countries have their own national interests and strategies, and they are not affiliated countries of the United States.
Saudi and other OPEC (Original of Petroleum Exporting Countries) countries and non-OPEC oil-producing countries such as Russia jointly announced the decision to reduce oil production, which caused great panic in the United States. In response, Jason Greenblatt, who served as the Middle East envoy of the White House , in the US federal government, said that although the decision of "OPEC+" did hurt the United States, the fact that these countries have their own national interests and strategies. Countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE have grand transformation plans, and the United States has no right to force these countries to shelve their plans and sell their precious assets to the United States at a discounted price.
Some Democratic MPs have encouraged retaliatory measures against Saudi Arabia and the UAE, and said that the decisions of relevant countries were "hostile acts against the United States". Greenblatt criticized these MPs for their statements as "hypocritical and dishonest" and largely "with political purposes." He said at the end of the article: "Look at the situation in Europe and you will know what will happen to the United States. Europe will usher in a cold and expensive winter. It is time for the United States to realize that Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other countries in the Middle East are powerful, not subordinates of the United States." (Overseas Network Zhang Ni)
