Friday, October 18, 2013

When They're Right, They're Right

Sure, you could go with the quip that they don't want to belong to any club that would have them, but the Saudis have a point in turning down their Security Council seat.

The Saudis have surely shocked the sainted international community:

Saudi Arabia, in a display of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues, said on Friday it would not take up its seat on the United Nations Security Council.

The kingdom condemned what it called international double standards on the Middle East and demanded reforms in the Security Council, which has been at odds on ways to end the fighting in Syria.

And shocked those here in our administration who venerate the institution as the embodiment of hope and change, of course. These people find the Saudi lack of faith ... disturbing.