With friends like this? And who says these guys can get a ticket to the U.S. and do the same thing, like right now?

U.S. officials remain sensitive about the relationship. Asked why U.S. officials in Iraq had not publicly criticized Saudi Arabia the way they had Iran or Syria, the senior military officer said, "Ask the State Department. This is a political juggernaut."

Maybe we should ask?

Its oil. Plain and simple.