Khashoggi murder coverup and the resignation of US Secretary of Defence James Mattis

The Saudi crown prince MBS ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. The whole world knows it. Turkey and Germany have officially confirmed it. Turkey also says that the coverup goes all the way to the top. However we see no arrest, no sanctions, no anything. The US president has explicitly said that he won’t act against Saudi Arabia. In fact US Secretary of Defence James Mattis went to Saudi Arabia and told the king that the US will stand by Saudi Arabia.<br><br>And now after Saudi Arabia has confirmed the murder, President Trump immediately came out and said that Saudi Arabia’s explanation was credible. The US president is OK with the murder. He even went further and said that Saudi Arabia is an important ally against Iran so he will stand with Saudi Arabia.<br><br>But even though Secretary of State Tillerson and Secretary of Defence Mattis were forced out, Mattis finally spoke out. Mattis said that Saudi Arabia’s explanation was not credible. This is enough. Mattis has so much integrity that he won’t even eat with a Saudi minister without a Muslim prayer. So if he says that Saudi Arabia’s explanation was not credible then the whole world should believe him.<br><br>But Mattis immediately had to resign. Mattis is too honest to be in a government which prefers to stand with a murderer than stand with common decency. In his resignation letter Mattis explicitly said that the US has to stand with allies and stand up to those nations that do not share our interests. Mattis is saying that Saudi Arabia is the enemy. That the US should treat Saudi Arabia like North Korea.<br><br>And now the news media is saying that Mattis’ opposition to Saudi Arabia was a reason for his resignation. The same news media which was saying that Mattis was pro-Saudi Arabia. Mattis is a decorated war hero who has served in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is known as a warrior monk who will stand up for decency and morals. He is known as a stand-up guy who will stand up for what is right. He is not pro-Saudi Arabia. In fact the Saudi lobby group has said that Mattis is anti-Saudi Arabia. And now we have proof.<br><br>Mattis is anti-Saudi Arabia and now he is paying the price. In the US you cannot stand up to Saudi Arabia. If you do, you will be forced out of the government. Even though Mattis is a war hero, he will be forced out. The US president does not care about honesty and decency. He will stand with Saudi Arabia to the end of the earth.<br><br>General James Mattis is the best Secretary of Defence the US has ever had. He is a war hero who will stand up for morals and decency. Thank you General Mattis for speaking out against Saudi Arabia.