Chas W. Freeman, Jr. was the United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1992. He is also president of the Middle East Policy Council.
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“I was struck by that. It meant to me that there was something new, a bit of flirtation with China going on.”
Chas Freeman
“We took them to the cleaners on that trade.”
“He had a disdain for ceremony. He didn't have much of a light touch.”
“Saudi Arabia is taking a Chinese wife. The Saudis are not divorcing us. In Islam, you can have more than one wife and they can manage that.”