I would hope, maybe I'm fantasizing here, that the royal family would think about some other heir apparent for the king other than Mohammed bin Salman because for my money, and I think for lots of other people, he has severely compromised himself by his involvement in this really despicable act.
Clapper expresses hope that Saudi Arabia will consider a different successor to the king due to Mohammed bin Salman's actions.
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I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
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I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.
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