Does Trump Want to Ensure the Safety of Sudanese People — or Secure Saudi Investments?
Sudanhorizon – Mohamed Osman Adam
Fox News has published an article offering a different perspective on the recent request made by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to President Trump, urging him to intervene to end the war in Sudan. The article, published the day before yesterday (Sunday), suggests that Trump needs to help bring about peace in Sudan because of what it means for the United States — not for Sudan or the Sudanese people. Their welfare, the writer argues, is only a secondary concern.
According to the author, Sam Brownback, the Crown Prince’s pledge to invest one trillion dollars in the United States will remain uncertain as long as Beijing continues its efforts to draw Saudi Arabia into its orbit. From the author’s reasoning, one can infer that if the United States fails to act and help the Crown Prince consolidate his position and curb the UAE’s influence in Sudan — and if Washington begins to stall — Saudi Arabia will have no choice but to turn towards China. And more than 50 Muslim-majority countries are likely to follow suit.
The writer argues that the Crown Prince’s request was unusual, yet positive. During his meeting with President Donald Trump on 18 November, Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked him to intervene in Sudan’s ongoing civil war. This war has produced the world’s worst current humanitarian crisis. Up to 400,000 people have already been killed by fighting, disease, and famine, and an estimated 13 million have been displaced.
The article claims that Trump had previously refrained from intervening because the issue is difficult and deeply rooted, viewing it as an ethnic and power struggle between military factions, coupled with entrenched Islamic and jihadist ideologies and various international actors on opposing sides — a conflict that seems to offer little benefit to the United States.
“But this is where the superficial analysis goes wrong.”
The writer adds: “Trump must use his office and his unparalleled skill in resolving global conflicts to end this horrific catastrophe. He must do it for us — for Americans.”
He goes on to argue that Americans are at their best when they use their power selflessly, earning respect and increasing public support for continued American global leadership. “This is a decisive moment for America, as its leadership faces a direct challenge from the Chinese Communist Party.”
The author indicates that these considerations were behind the Crown Prince’s pledge to invest a trillion dollars in the United States. This is not a small sum, he notes, but it will not materialise automatically. Significant negotiations between leaders depend on relationships; mutual trust is essential. It is not about the fine print in the contracts.
He continues: “It is about fulfilling what you believe in your heart you have agreed to. Expectations must be met or exceeded to sustain the relationship. Each leader must believe that the other is wholly committed to what has been agreed in spirit — not merely in the signed details.”
The article, published on 30 November, concludes that the recent meeting between the Crown Prince and the President could become the most significant between the two nations in decades — provided both leaders genuinely strive, in the coming months and years, to exceed each other’s expectations.
Thus, Sudan becomes a true test. Will Trump genuinely act and invest his authority and reputation to end this humanitarian catastrophe? The outcome, the author argues, is worth more than a trillion dollars to the US economy.
The Saudis — with their vast resources and their unique standing as custodians of Mecca and Medina, the two holiest sites in Islam — are effectively the leaders of the 56 Muslim-majority countries. We want the Saudis to be our primary ally, not China’s, the article states, warning that otherwise other nations may fall under Beijing’s influence.
The piece adds that China is strategically pursuing Saudi Arabia as part of its effort to lead the world and undermine the US dollar as the global reserve currency.
“This gives enormous advantages to our economy, and the Chinese fully understand that. They want to dethrone the dollar — and a key part of that strategy is to push the Saudis and other Gulf states to transact in the Chinese currency, not the dollar. We cannot afford to let that happen.”
The author concludes that the lives of millions in Sudan are at stake — as is America’s global leadership and the dominance of the dollar. Therefore, President Trump must use his unique skills and his status as a peacemaker to save lives and advance US interests.
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