Post publisher Fred Ryan writes: It’s been six months since Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, and Trump has done nothing
By Fred Ryan April 1 at 3:56 PM Fred Ryan is publisher and chief executive of The Post. He served as assistant to President Ronald Reagan.
Now, half a year after this heinous act shocked the world, it is worth taking stock of what has been done in response — and what has not.The Saudis have adopted a strategy of evasion. They still have not produced Khashoggi’s body, preventing his family from holding a proper Islamic funeral. The regime has scapegoated expendable officials, seeking to quell international furor by staging a sham trial.
But the Trump administration is a far different story. White House officials have issued critical words and slaps on the wrist, but they’ve stopped short of imposing meaningful penalties. They have stonewalled and obfuscated, brushing aside the CIA’s findings to continue business as usual with the crown prince.
In keeping with his transactional view of foreign policy, Trump seems all too willing to sell out America’s principles. But what has his approach added to the other side of the ledger? He claims that the value of Saudi arms deals, as well as Saudi Arabia’s assistance in meeting our strategic goals in the region, require us to mute our objections to the regime’s offenses. But those purported billions of dollars in weapons sales and advances in Middle East peace have yet to materialize.
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