Chris Murphy: “What does it say about our seriousness about solving the problems inside Syria and around Syria when the United States…”

I’ve been a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince. But, I think it’s important to be here to disagree and be honest and candid about those disagreements.

I plan to see for myself the damage to American facilities, hear from our partners in the Gulf about how this war has hurt their security and their economies, and assess our regional counterterrorism efforts.

Of course, I was also candid with him, in particular regarding my deep concerns about the transfer of the luxury plane.

It’s important to recognize there are things we need to work on together: ending the war in Iran and a pathway to Palestinian statehood.