“If this is purely a conversation about counterterrorism cooperation, and if the Saudis are a big part of the problem in creating terrorism in the first place, then how persuasive of an argument is it?”
Who would ever has expected an article in the NYT to include a sentence like this one! For readers who wouldn't be caught dead reading the Times, here's a very interesting article that confirms what the progressive press has been saying for years. It's nice to be recognized, even belatedly!