What JASTA will mean for U.S.-Saudi relations (Bruce Riedel, Brookings)

The overwhelming vote in Congress to override President Obama’s veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) bill will haunt U.S.-Saudi relations for years. It is a reflection of the growing weakness of America’s oldest alliance in the Middle East that goes well beyond 9/11. The biggest loser will be the next president of the United States who will inherit a poisoned partnership, which she will need to help manage the region’s chaos and to fight terror.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/10/03/what-jasta-will-mean-for-u-s-saudi-relations/