This will likely be the last major anniversary due to the aging survivors. Some primary heads of state that will attend include the Presidents of France, Germany and Austria, as well as the Kings of Belgium and the Netherlands and the Crown Prince of Denmark.
Obama is known for dissing other major events one would expect a President to attend, like joining 40 other world leaders in Paris to denounce the recent terror attacks and the funerals of top military commanders killed in combat, which was a special middle-finger given to our military by their Commander In Chief.
So Obama doesn’t show support for holocaust survivors or for our military commanders who died for their country….but supports the Saudi’s who finance terror and abuse human rights and
So let’s sum it up: Holocaust survivors? Nah. The Saudi’s, who finance terrorism and abuse human rights? Thumbs up! Military commanders who died for their country? Not at all. Coalition of world leaders to denounce terrorism? You kidding right, they were denouncing him.
President Barack Obama defended the US government’s willingness to cooperate closely with Saudi Arabia on national security despite deep concerns over human rights abuses, as he led an array of current and former American statesmen in paying respects Tuesday following the death of King Abdullah.
Saudi Arabia’s status as one of Washington’s most important Arab allies has at times appeared to trump US concerns about the terrorist funding that flows from the kingdom and about human rights abuses. But Obama said he has found it most effective to apply steady pressure over human rights ‘even as we are getting business done that needs to get done.’
‘Sometimes we need to balance our need to speak to them about human rights issues with immediate concerns we have in terms of counterterrorism or dealing with regional stability,’ Obama said in a CNN interview that aired in advance of Obama’s arrival.
President Barack Obama cut short his trip to India to fly to Riyadh on Tuesday to pay his respects following the death of King Abdullah and meet his successor, King Salman
First Lady Michelle Obama covered up her arms for the officials meeting with leaders of Saudi Arabia, one of the most repressive nations in the world when it comes to women’s rights
Obama was greeted at Air Force One by new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz
The Obamas were greeted by an armed Saudi honor guard and a military band playing the national anthems for both the US and Saudi Arabia
Stepping off the plane in Riyadh, the president and First Lady Michelle Obama were greeted by new King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and a military band playing both countries’ national anthems.
Some of the all-male Saudi delegation shook hands with Mrs Obama while others gave her a nod as they passed by. Mrs Obama wore full-length clothing but no headscarf, as is typical for many Western women in Saudi Arabia, despite the strict dress code for Saudi women appearing in public.
Salman formally greeted the U.S. delegation soon after at the Erga Palace on the outskirts of Riyadh, where dozens of Saudi officials filed through a marble-walled room to greet the Americans under massive crystal chandeliers. After dinner at the palace, Obama was to hold his first formal meeting with Salman before his four-hour trip came to an end.
Ahead of his arrival, Obama suggested that he would not be raising U.S. concerns about Saudi Arabia’s flogging of blogger Raif Badawi, who was convicted of insulting Islam and sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes.
His first flogging took place in early January in front of dozens of people in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, though a second round has been postponed after a doctor said his wounds from the first lashes had not yet healed.
So in other words. He’s a F-N muslime traitor. Hang his worthless ass HIGH!