Why Did Saudi Arabia Snub the U.S.? | National Review Online:
"There were some precursors over the last several months to Saudi Arabia’s decision today to decline its seat on the United Nations Security Council. The Saudi regime was angered when President Obama backtracked from his red line on military action against Syrian president Bashar Assad’s use of chemical weapons. It is worth recalling that the petro kingdom informed Secretary of State Kerry that it would even fund a full-blown invasion of Syria.
In unusually non-diplomatic language, the Saudi regime accused the Security Council of practicing “double standards” and “allowing the ruling regime in Syria to kill and burn its people by the chemical weapons.”
To protest political inertia at the U.N. over Syria, the Saudis had pulled the plug on their address to the General Assembly in September.
While the Saudi regime sent a backhanded slap at Russia and China – two of the five permanent Security Council members – for blocking punitive measures against Syria, the Gulf monarchy also aimed to express its dissatisfaction with an erratic U.S. foreign policy."
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