Paul seeks to punish Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi killing
Source: Politico
By BURGESS EVERETT 10/27/2018 10:55 PM EDT
HAMILTON, Mont. — Sen. Rand Paul says he’s not going to let Saudi Arabia off the hook after journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Turkey by agents linked to the Saudi government.
The Kentucky Republican said Saturday he’s intent on forcing another vote to block billions in arm sales to the autocratic Middle Eastern kingdom and won’t settle for targeted sanctions, seeking to capitalize on negative public sentiment surrounding the Oct. 2 killing.
“Are we going to do fake sanctions? Are we going to pretend to do something by putting sanctions on 15 thugs. Or are we going to do something that hurts them?” Paul said in an interview here, explaining that he thinks Saudi Arabia is trying to wait him out until Khashoggi fades from the headlines before announcing the arms sale, which would allow him to try and stop it.
“They know if they have the vote they might lose. So they’re probably not going to make any announcement until this dies down,” Paul said.
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