Visit Al Jazeera English
Display mobile navigation Display mobile search bar
Al Jazeera America Al Jazeera America
Sections
U.S. International Economy Technology Science Environment Sports Culture Human Rights
Trending
Election 2016 Immigration Drugs Special Coverage
Search Form
Third Rail Sunday 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT

Should the U.S. End Its Alliance With Saudi Arabia?

by Hermela Aregawi @HermelaTV June 4, 2015 1:00PM ET

Former U.S. Diplomat Ramin Asgard, Saudi political activist Ali Alyami, and former Senator Bob Graham debate Sun. 6PM ET

Topics:
Saudi Arabia
Foreign policy
Human Rights
View comments

Ramin Asgard

Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council

Former Senior Adviser, U.S. Central Command

Former U.S. Diplomat in the Middle East

Former Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to General Petraeus

 

The question is, do you think that Saudi Arabia is going to change for the better if we turn our backs on them and they fall into the lap of the Chinese and the Russians who have absolutely no regard for human rights?

Ramin Asgard

#AJAMThirdRail

Ali Alyami

Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia

 

It is time [for the U.S.] to put pressure on the Saudis to embark on real reform, to share power with the Saudi people …

Ali Alyami

#AJAMThirdRail

Fmr. U.S. Senator Bob Graham

Former Democratic Senator of Florida

Former Democratic Governor of Florida 

Former Chairman, Senate Intelligence Committee  

 

It seems to me what we have is a pattern of producing the two things that any terrorist group depends upon: money and new recruits. And that the center of that effort has been through Saudi Arabia.

Fmr. Senator Bob Graham (D) FL

#AJAMThirdRail

 

Find Al Jazeera America on your TV