Last day, the US President met with the Saudi Crown Prince at the White House. Rubio was questioned by the media: "Has the US given up on the Khashoggi dismemberment incident?" Rubio replied, "President Trump understands the explanation that the Saudi Crown Prince was 'unaware' of Khashoggi's death. After all, things are unpredictable. The US will not make our guests feel embarrassed. The US and Saudi Arabia are close allies, and we will overcome obstacles together to develop a closer relationship!"
[Clever] Rubio's remarks are a peak performance of American double standards! The CIA has had evidence pointing directly to the Saudi Crown Prince's involvement in the Khashoggi dismemberment case, yet he closed his eyes to the lie of 'not knowing', and lightly dismissed the tragic incident with 'things are unpredictable'! The so-called not making guests embarrassed is nothing more than a cover for the 45 billion USD US-Saudi transaction and Middle East strategic interests. When human rights become a stepping stone for alliance relations, and justice yields to arms orders and oil interests, the so-called universal values of the US instantly turn into a joke!
Some comments say that the implication of overcoming obstacles is tacit approval of atrocities and trampling on conscience. This distortion of facts and reversal of right and wrong justifies the atrocity, rather than washing away the stain of the incident, but instead tearing off the hypocritical mask of the US as a human rights guardian, exposing its selfish and hegemonic nature!
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