Pompeo: Release of Khashoggi report by Biden admin ‘reckless’

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The aim of the Democrats is to incite war in the Middle East — worst still, war against our allies, in service to the world’s leading sponsor of terror, Iran.

Releasing the Khashoggi report was perhaps the worst geo-political decision made by the United States since the signing of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Read former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s response below. 

“The release of this report was reckless. It was political. It was aimed at harming a relationship with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the use of intelligence in a way that, as a former CIA director, I would have never stood for,” Pompeo said, adding, “So I regret that they chose to do this. It was a political stunt.”  “I regret that because this administration wants to develop a relationship with Iran and destroy one with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, they chose to use intelligence to do that,” the former secretary continued.

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Khashoggi was an al Qaeda propagandist who was a close friend of Bin Laden. Make no mistake, no one should be tortured or murdered. That said, Khashoggi is no tragic figure. 

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Pompeo: Release of Khashoggi report by Biden admin ‘reckless’

By Newsmax, March 4, 2021

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried the Biden administration’s release of a declassified report regarding Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi on Sunday, calling the report’s release a “reckless” move.

Speaking on Fox News on Sunday, the former secretary of State under the Trump administration argued that the Biden administration had “political” motives for releasing the report and was bent on souring the U.S.-Saudi relationship over the issue.

“The release of this report was reckless. It was political. It was aimed at harming a relationship with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the use of intelligence in a way that, as a former CIA director, I would have never stood for,” Pompeo said, adding, “So I regret that they chose to do this. It was a political stunt.”

“I regret that because this administration wants to develop a relationship with Iran and destroy one with the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, they chose to use intelligence to do that,” the former secretary continued.

Pompeo’s remarks are by far the strongest criticism by any former Trump administration official over the issue. Democrats have argued that the Biden administration has done more to hold the Saudi government accountable for Khashoggi’s death even while saying the White House could do more to punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other top officials said to be involved in the slaying.

Democratic Sen. Chris Coons (Del.) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that he was “optimistic” the Biden administration would do more to hold the Saudi government accountable for Khashoggi’s death down the line.

“I am optimistic that our role in terms of the war in Yemen, the accountability here for Khashoggi’s murder and other ways in which the U.S.-Saudi relationship may change will in fact deliver the accountability that I called for,” he said, adding that the U.S. was “recalibrating” its relationship with the kingdom.

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fedup666
fedup666
3 years ago

Dementia Beijing Biden is bowing before the Iranian pedophile dictator.

John U
John U
3 years ago
Reply to  fedup666

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John U
John U
3 years ago
Reply to  fedup666

Yes but KSA are so full of merde, they are false friends of the West, pretending to be so, while sponsoring islamic extremism & terrorism.

fedup666
fedup666
3 years ago

Dementia Beijing Biden is bowing before the Iranian pedophile dictator.

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