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Article: The United States and Saudi Arabia: American interests and challenges to the Kingdom in 2002. (Symposium: the United States and Saudi Arabia).(Transcript)(Statistical Data Included)(Panel Discussion)
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- Middle East Policy
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- March 1, 2002
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CHAS. W. FREEMAN, JR., president, Middle East Policy Council
We are here today to talk about Saudi Arabia and its relationship with the United States. This is, in many ways, an odd and ironic topic to be discussing because U.S. interests with Saudi Arabia have been well understood and acted upon for over 50 years. They consist of an American interest in untrammeled access to energy supplies from the country with the world's largest reserves, and an American interest in seeing the Islamic holy places remain under moderate and open management rather than under the management of extremists such as those who have become prominent over the past four months due to their ...