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Maybe. But maybe not. No, I think Biden sees that the Administration restricting policy to this purely values driven perspective isn't as useful for various partnerships not just the Saudi pact, though that is an instance.

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I may have missed it in the text but don’t you think Biden’s hesitancy to return to his democracy vs autocracy theme has mostly to do with current focus on the Saudi defense pact? Rest assured he’ll return to it in time for the reelection campaign.

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