US-Saudi relations at all-time low
WASHINGTON — The United States and Saudi Arabia — whose conflicted relationship has survived oil shocks, the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the U.S. invasion of Iraq — are drifting apart faster than at any time in recent history, according to diplomats, analysts and former U.S. officials.
The breach, punctuated by a series of tense diplomatic incidents in the past two weeks, could have profound implications for the U.S. role in the Middle East, even as President Barack Obama juggles major Arab upheavals from Libya to Yemen.
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something like "keep your friends close and your enemies closer".
Strange bedfellows for mutual benefit
Saudi Arabia and USA will always have differences. However, they both need each other and will survive the crisis.