THE US-SAUDI RELATIONSHIP AND THE IRAQ WAR: THE DIALECTICS OF A DEPENDENT ALLIANCE

From: Journal of Third World Studies | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: Zoubir, Yahia H; ¯ Dris-AÃ t-Hamadouche, Louisa | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

The relationship between the United States government and the Saudi royal family can be traced back to the F. D. Roosevelt era. The two countries established very robust bilateral ties in 1942. Analyzing the special relationship, former U.S. National security Adviser Brent Scowcroft argues that "the United States is, in fact, singularly responsible for the creation of Saudi Arabia. There's no country in the Middle East with which we are as intertwined as Saudi Arabia."1

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