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ﺩﻴﻔﻴﺩ ﺃﻭﺘﺎﻭﻱ :ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ﻭﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻤﻨﺫ 1930ﻡ
ﺍﻝﻤﺼﺩﺭ ﻤﻌﻬﺩ ﺃﺒﺤﺎﺙ ﺍﻝﺴﻴﺎﺴﺔ ﺍﻝﺨﺎﺭﺠﻴﺔ )(Foreign Policy Research Institute
2009/8/17
ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻋﺎﻤﻼﻥ ﻴﻌﺩﺍﻥ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺜﻭﺍﺒﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻤﺩﻯ ﻋـﺩﺓ ﻋﻘـﻭﺩ
ﻭﻫﻤﺎ :ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻭﺃﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺨﻠﻴﺞ ،ﻭﺃﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﺌﻠﺔ ﺍﻝﻤﺎﻝﻜﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺠﻪ ﺍﻝﺨﺼﻭﺹ .ﻭﻤـﻊ ﺃﻥ
ﻻ ﺃﻨﻨـﺎ
ﺍﻝﻘﻭﺍﺴﻡ ﺍﻝﻤﺸﺘﺭﻜﺔ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﻤﺠﺘﻤﻌﻴﻥ ﻤﺤﺩﻭﺩﺓ ،ﺒل ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻻﺨﺘﻼﻓﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻤﻴﻘـﺔ ،ﺇ ﹼ
ﻅﻠﻠﻨﺎ ﻨﺘﻤﺘﻊ "ﺒﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺨﺎﺼﺔ" ﻤﻊ ﺍﻝﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻷﻜﺜﺭ ﻤﻥ 60ﻋﺎﻤـﺎﹰ ،ﺃﻱ ﻤـﻥ
ﻤﻨﺫ ﻋﻘﺩ ﺍﻝﺜﻼﺜﻴﻨﻴﺎﺕ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻘﺭﻥ ﺍﻝﻤﺎﻀﻲ .ﻭﻤﻊ ﺫﻝﻙ ﻝﻡ ﺘﻭﺼﻑ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺒﺄﻨﻬﺎ ﻋﻼﻗـﺎﺕ
ﻻ ﺒﻌﺩ ﺍﻝﺤﺭﺏ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﻝﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺜﺎﻨﻴﺔ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﻠﺩﻴﻥ ﻤﻴﺜﺎﻕ ﺍﺴﺘﻨﺩ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻱ
ﺨﺎﺼﺔ ﺇ ﹼ
ﻤﻘﺎﺒل ﻤﻅﻠﺔ ﺃﻤﻨﻴﺔ ﺃﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻝﺤﻤﺎﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﻤﻥ ﺃﻱ ﻋﺩﻭﺍﻥ ﺨﺎﺭﺠﻲ .ﻭﻗﺩ ﺭﺴﺕ ﺩﻋﺎﺌﻡ ﻫـﺫﻩ
ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻝﻤﺼﺎﻝﺢ ﺍﻝﺭﺴﻤﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻝﻴﺱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻷﻓﻜﺎﺭ ﺍﻝﻤﺸﺘﺭﻜﺔ ﻭﺍﻷﻨﻅﻤـﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻴﺎﺴـﻴﺔ ﺃﻭ
ﺍﻻﺠﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺘﺒﻘﻰ ﺒﻌﻴﺩﺓ ﻜل ﺍﻝﺒﻌﺩ ﻋﻥ ﺒﻌﻀﻬﺎ ﺍﻝﺒﻌﺽ.
ﻓﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﺎﺤﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﻝﻴﺱ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﻤﺩﻨﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻓﺎﻝﺩﻭﻝـﺔ ﺘﺤﻜـﻡ ﺒﻭﺍﺴـﻁﺔ ﺁل
ﺴﻌﻭﺩ ﻭﺒﻤﺸﺎﺭﻜﺔ ﻤﻊ ﻤﺅﺴﺴﺔ ﺩﻴﻨﻴﺔ ﻤﺤﺎﻓﻅﺔ ﺠﺩﹰﺍ ﺘﻌﺘﻨﻕ ﻓﻜـﺭ ﺃﺼـﻭﻝﻲ ﻤﺘﺸـﺩﺩ ﻴﻌـﺭﻑ
ﺒﺎﻝﻭﻫﺎﺒﻴﺔ .ﻭﻴﻌﻭﺩ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﺘﺤﺎﻝﻑ ﺇﻝﻰ ﻤﻨﺘﺼﻑ ﺍﻝﻘﺭﻥ ﺍﻝﺜﺎﻤﻥ ﻋﺸﺭ ﺍﻝﻤﻴﻼﺩﻱ.
ﺇﻥ ﺁل ﺴﻌﻭﺩ ﻭﻗﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻝﻤﺫﻫﺏ ﺍﻝﻭﻫﺎﺒﻲ ﻜﻼﻫﻤﺎ ﻀﺩ ﺤﺭﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺘﺩﻴﻥ ﻭﺍﻝﺩﻴﻤﻘﺭﺍﻁﻴـﺔ ﻭﺍﻝﺼـﺤﺎﻓﺔ
ﺍﻝﺤﺭﺓ ﻭﺍﻻﺨﺘﻼﻁ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺭﺠﺎل ﻭﺍﻝﻨﺴﺎﺀ ﻏﻴﺭ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺯﻭﺠﻴﻥ .ﻜﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺭﺠـﺎل ﺍﻝـﺩﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﻭﻫﺎﺒﻴـﺔ
ﻴﻌﺎﺭﻀﻭﻥ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺍﻝﺴﻴﻨﻤﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻝﺭﻗﺹ ﻭﺍﻝﻤﺴﻜﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﻤﺭﺍﻜﺯ ﺍﻝﺭﻴﺎﻀـﺔ ﺍﻝﻨﺴـﺎﺌﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻤﻤﺎﺭﺴـﺔ
ﺍﻝﻁﺎﻝﺒﺎﺕ ﻝﻠﻨﺸﺎﻁﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺭﻴﺎﻀﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻤﺩﺭﺴﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻤﺩﺍﺭﺱ ﻭﻗﻴـﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻝﻨﺴـﺎﺀ ﻝﻠﺴـﻴﺎﺭﺍﺕ .ﻓﻔـﻲ
ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻻ ﻴﻤﻜﻨﻨﺎ ﻋﻘﺩ ﻤﺅﺘﻤﺭ ﻜﻬﺫﺍ .ﺤﻴﺙ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﺴﺎﺀ ﺴﻴﺠﻠﺴﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻗﺎﻋﺔ ﺃﺨـﺭﻯ ﻴﺘـﺎﺒﻌﻥ
ﺩﻴﻔﻴﺩ ﺃﻭﺘﺎﻭﻱ :ﺃﺤﺩ ﺍﻝﺨﺒﺭﺍﺀ ﻓﻲ ﻤﻌﻬﺩ ﻭﺩﻭﺭﺩ ﻭﻴﻠﺴﻭﻥ ﻭﻤﺭﺍﺴل ﺼﺤﻔﻲ ﺴﺎﺒﻕ ﻝﺼﺤﻴﻔﺔ ﻭﺍﺸﻨﻁﻥ ﺒﻭﺴﺕ. 1
ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﻤﻘﺎل ﻤﺎﺨﻭﺫ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺽ ﺍﻝﺘﻘﺩﻴﻤﻲ ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﺃﻋﺩﻩ ﺤﻭل "ﺍﻝﺴﻴﺎﺴﺔ ﺍﻝﺨﺎﺭﺠﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻝﺸﺭﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺴﻁ ﺍﻝﺤﺩﻴﺙ" ،ﻤﺎﺩﺓ ﺘﺩﺭﻴﺒﻴﺔ ﻀﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﺭﻨﺎﻤﺞ 2
ﺍﻝﺼﻴﻔﻲ ﻝﺘﺩﺭﻴﺏ ﺍﻝﻤﻌﻠﻤﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﺃﻗﻴﻡ ﺒﺭﻋﺎﻴﺔ ﻤﻌﻬﺩ ﺍﻝﺒﺤﻭﺙ ،ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻔﺘﺭﺓ ﻤﻥ 25ﺇﻝﻰ 27ﻴﻭﻨﻴﻭ 2009ﻡ ،ﻓﻲ ﻓﻴﻼﺩﻝﻔﻴﺎ.
ﺍﻝﻤﺅﺘﻤﺭ ﻤﻥ ﺨﻼل ﺍﻝﺸﺎﺸﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺘﻠﻔﺯﻴﻭﻨﻴﺔ ،ﺃﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻝﻠﻘﺎﺀ ﻤﺅﺘﻤﺭﹰﺍ ﺩﻭﻝﻴـﺎﹰ ،ﻴﻜـﻭﻥ ﻫﻨـﺎﻙ
ﺤﺎﺠﺯ ﻓﺎﺼل ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺠﻨﺴﻴﻥ.
ﻜﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﺌﻠﺔ ﺍﻝﻤﺎﻝﻜﺔ ﻭﺍﻝﻤﺅﺴﺴﺔ ﺍﻝﺩﻴﻨﻴﺔ ﻜﻼﻫﻤﺎ ﻻ ﻴﺭﻏﺏ ﻓﻲ ﺘﻨﻅﻴﻡ ﺍﻻﻨﺘﺨﺎﺒﺎﺕ .ﻓـﺎﻝﻐﺭﻑ
ﺍﻝﺘﺠﺎﺭﻴﺔ ﻭﺤﺩﻫﺎ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﻴﺴﻤﺢ ﻝﻬﺎ ﺒﺘﻨﻅﻴﻡ ﺍﻻﻨﺘﺨﺎﺒﺎﺕ -ﺃﻱ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺭﺠﺎل ﺍﻷﻋﻤﺎل ،ﻭﺍﻝﺫﻴﻥ ﻻ
ﻴﺸﻜﻠﻭﻥ ﺃﻱ ﺘﻬﺩﻴﺩ ﻝﻠﻤﺅﺴﺴﺔ.
ﺘﺄﺴﺴﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ 1932ﻋﻠﻰ ﻴﺩ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﻝﻌﺯﻴﺯ ،ﺒﻌﺩ ﺃﻥ ﺘﻤﻜـﻥ ﻤـﻥ ﻫﺯﻴﻤـﺔ
ﺨﺼﻭﻤﻪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻤﻨﻁﻘﺔ .ﻭﺨﻼل ﺃﻗل ﻤﻥ ﻋﺎﻡ ﻭﺍﺤﺩ ﻗﺎﻡ ﺒﺘﻭﻗﻴﻊ ﺍﻤﺘﻴﺎﺯ ﻤﻊ ﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﺴﺘﺎﻨﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﺃﻭﻴل
ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻜﺎﻝﻴﻔﻭﺭﻨﻴﺎ ،ﻭﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺘﻌﺭﻑ ﺍﻵﻥ ﺒﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﺸﻴﻔﺭﻭﻥ ،ﻝﺘﻘﻭﻡ ﺒﺎﻝﺘﻨﻘﻴﺏ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻓـﻲ
ﺍﻝﺠﺯﺀ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻗﻲ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﻼﺩ .ﻭﻗﺩ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺃﻤﺭﹰﺍ ﺍﺴﺘﺜﻨﺎﺌﻴ ﹰﺎ ﻝﻠﻐﺎﻴﺔ ،ﺤﻴﺙ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ﻝﻡ
ﻴﻜﻥ ﻝﻬﺎ ﺃﻱ ﺘﻌﺎﻤل ﻤﻊ ﺘﻠﻙ ﺍﻝﺩﻭﻝﺔ .ﺤﻴﺙ ﺃﻥ ﺒﻌﺽ ﺍﻝﻤﺒﺸﺭﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﻤﺴﻴﺤﻴﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺫﻴﻥ ﻜﺎﻨﻭﺍ ﻴﻘﻴﻤﻭﻥ
ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺒﺤﺭﻴﻥ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺠﺯﻴﺭﺓ ﻤﻘﺎﺒل ﺍﻝﺸـﻭﺍﻁﺊ ﺍﻝﺴـﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻫـﻡ ﺃﻋﻀـﺎﺀ ﻓـﻲ ﺍﻝﻜﻨﻴﺴـﺔ
ﺍﻹﺼﻼﺤﻴﺔ .ﻫﺅﻻﺀ ﺍﻝﻤﺒﺸﺭﻭﻥ ﺴﺎﻋﺩﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻗﻨﺎﻉ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﻝﻌﺯﻴﺯ ﺒﺈﻤﻜﺎﻨﻴـﺔ ﺍﻝﻌﻤـل ﻤـﻊ
ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻴﻥ .ﺤﻴﺙ ﺩﺨﻠﻭﺍ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻷﺭﺍﻀﻲ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻝﺘﻘﺩﻴﻡ ﺍﻝﺭﻋﺎﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻁﺒﻴﺔ ﻝﺒﻌﺽ ﺠﻨﻭﺩ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ
ﻭﻝﻡ ﻴﻘﻭﻤﻭﺍ ﺒﺄﻱ ﻤﺤﺎﻭﻝﺔ ﻝﻠﺘﻨﺼﻴﺭ .ﻝﻘﺩ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﻤﻬﻤﺘﻬﻡ ﻁﺒﻴﺔ ﺒﺤﺘﺔ .ﻭﻓﻲ ﺇﺤﺩﻯ ﺍﻝﻤﺭﺍﺕ ﻗﺎﻤﻭﺍ
ﺒﻤﻌﺎﻝﺠﺔ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ،ﻓﺎﻷﺠﺎﻨﺏ ﺍﻝﻭﺤﻴﺩﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺫﻴﻥ ﺘﻌﺎﻤل ﻤﻌﻬﻡ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻝـﻙ ﺍﻝﻭﻗـﺕ ﻫـﻡ
ﺍﻝﺒﺭﻴﻁﺎﻨﻴﻭﻥ ،ﻭﻝﺫﻝﻙ ﻭﺠﺩﻭﺍ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻴﻥ ﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﻴﻥ ﻋﻨﻬﻡ ﻜﻠﻴ ﹰﺎ.
ﻭﺍﻝﺘﻔﺴﻴﺭ ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﺘﺭﻜﻪ ﻝﻨﺎ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﻝﻌﺯﻴﺯ ﻝﻠﺴﺒﺏ ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﺩﻓﻌﻪ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﻌﻤل ﻤﻊ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻴﻥ ،ﻫﻭ
ﺃﻥ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﺘﻌﺎﻤل ﺠﺎﺀ ﻨﺘﻴﺠﺔ ﻤﺫﻜﺭﺓ ﺒﻌﺜﻬﺎ ﻤﺴﺎﻋﺩ ﻭﺯﻴﺭ ﺍﻝﺨﺎﺭﺠﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻲ ﺁﻨـﺫﺍﻙ ﺠـﻭﺭﺝ
ﻻ ﻓـﻲ ﻨﻬﺎﻴـﺔ ﻋﻘـﺩ
ﻤﺎﻜﺎﻏﻲ ،ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﺍﻝﺘﻘﻰ ﺒﺎﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ .1950ﻭﻝﻡ ﻨﻌﻠﻡ ﺒﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﻝﻠﻘـﺎﺀ ﺇ ﹼ
ﺍﻝﺴﺒﻌﻴﻨﻴﺎﺕ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻘﺭﻥ ﺍﻝﻤﺎﻀﻲ ،ﻋﻨﺩﻤﺎ ﺘﻡ ﺭﻓﻊ ﺍﻝﺴﺭﻴﺔ ﻋﻥ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﻝﻠﻘﺎﺀ .ﻝﻘﺩ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺸـﻴﺌ ﹰﺎ
ﺭﺍﺌﻌ ﹰﺎ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﺤﺭﺭ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﻝﻌﺯﻴﺯ ﻨﻔﺴﻪ ﻤﻥ ﻋﻘﺩﺓ ﺍﻝﺨﻭﻑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻝﺒﻼﻁ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻱ .ﻭﻝﻡ ﻴﻜﻥ ﺸـﻐﻠﻪ
ﺍﻝﺸﺎﻏل ﻓﻲ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﻝﻭﻗﺕ ﻤﻁﺎﺭﺩﺓ ﻭﺍﺸﻨﻁﻥ ،ﺒل ﻜﺎﻥ ﻗﻠﻘﻪ ﻤـﻥ ﺍﻝﺸـﻴﻭﻋﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺘﻭﺴـﻌﻴﺔ .ﺒـل
ﺒﺎﻷﺤﺭﻯ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﺨﺸﻲ ﻤﻥ ﻫﺠﻭﻡ ﻭﺸﻴﻙ ﻤﻥ ﻗﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﺌﻼﺕ ﺍﻝﻬﺎﺸﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺘـﻲ ﻜﺎﻨـﺕ ﺘﺤﻜـﻡ
ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻥ ﻭﺍﻝﻌﺭﺍﻕ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﻝﻭﻗﺕ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﻜﺎﻨﻭﺍ ﺤﺎﻗﺩﻴﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺁل ﺴﻌﻭﺩ ﻷﻨﻬﻡ ﻗﺎﻤﻭﺍ ﺒﺈﺒﻌﺎﺩﻫﻡ ﻤﻥ
ﻭﻤﻊ ﺍﻗﺘﺭﺍﺏ ﺍﻝﺤﺭﺏ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﻝﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺜﺎﻨﻴﺔ ،ﻜﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺇﻨﺘﺎﺝ ﺃﻭ ﻨﻘل ﻤﺤﺩﻭﺩ ﻝﻠﻨﻔﻁ ﺒﻌﺩ ﺃﻥ ﺘـﻡ ﺃﻭل
ﺍﻜﺘﺸﺎﻑ ﻝﻠﻨﻔﻁ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺩﻤﺎﻡ ﻋﺎﻡ .1938ﻭﻝﻜﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻋـﺎﻡ ،1943ﺒـﺩﺃ ﺍﻝـﺭﺌﻴﺱ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜـﻲ
ﺭﻭﺯﻓﻠﺕ ﻭﺇﺩﺍﺭﺘﻪ ﻴﺩﺭﻜﺎﻥ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺴﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﻝﻪ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﻜﺒﻴﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒل .ﻭﺒﺩﺃﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗـﺎﺕ
ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻨﻤﻭ .ﻭﺘﻤﻬﻴﺩﹰﺍ ﻝﺘﻘﺩﻴﻡ ﺍﻝﻤﺴﺎﻋﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﺴﻜﺭﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻴﺔ ﻝﻠﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ،ﺃﻋﻠﻥ ﺭﻭﺯﻓﻠﺕ "ﺃﻥ
ﺍﻝﺩﻓﺎﻉ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻤﺴﺄﻝﺔ ﺤﻴﻭﻴﺔ ﻝﻠﺩﻓﺎﻉ ﻋﻥ ﺃﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ" .ﻭﻫﻭ ﺃﻤﺭ ﻻﺒـﺩ ﺃﻨـﻪ
ﻓﺎﺠﺄ ﺍﻝﻜﺜﻴﺭ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺫﻴﻥ ﻝﻡ ﻴﺴﻤﻌﻭﺍ ﻗﻁ ﺒﺎﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻤﻥ ﻗﺒل.
ﻭﻗﺎل ﻭﺯﻴﺭ ﺍﻝﺒﺤﺭﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﺭﻭﺯﻓﻠﺕ ،ﻭﻴﻠﻴﺎﻡ ﻨﻭﻜﺱ ﻝﻠﻜﻭﻨﻐﺭﺱ ﻓـﻲ ﻤـﺎﺭﺱ 1944ﺃﻥ
ﺍﻝﺤﺭﺏ ﺠﻌﻠﺕ ﺤﻜﻭﻤﺔ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ﺃﻜﺜﺭ ﻗﻠﻘ ﹰﺎ ﺘﺠﺎﻩ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ .ﻭﺃﻋﻠﻥ ﻤﺎ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﻔﺘـﺭﺽ ﺃﻥ
ﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﺴﻴﺎﺴﺔ ﺃﻤﺭﻴﻜﺎ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁﻴﺔ ﻝﻤﺎ ﺒﻌﺩ ﺍﻝﺤﺭﺏ ،ﻭﺘﺤﺩﻴﺩﹰﺍ "ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻲ ﻻﺴﺘﻤﻼﻙ ﻤﺼـﺎﺩﺭ ﻝﻠـﻨﻔﻁ
ﺨﺎﺭﺝ ﺤﺩﻭﺩ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ﻤﻥ ﺃﺠل ﺃﻤﻥ ﻭﺴﻼﻤﺔ ﺍﻝﺒﻼﺩ" .ﻫﺫﺍ ﻫﻭ ﺍﻝﺴـﺒﺏ ﺍﻝﺠـﻭﻫﺭﻱ
ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﺯﺍﺩ ﻤﻥ ﺍﺭﺘﺒﺎﻁﻨﺎ ﺃﻜﺜﺭ ﻓﺄﻜﺜﺭ ﺒﺎﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ.
California Arabian Standard Oil ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1944ﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﻜﺎﻝﻴﻔﻭﺭﻨﻴﺎ ﺃﺭﺍﺒﻴﺎﻥ ﺴﺘﺎﻨﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﺃﻭﻴل )
(Companyﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺃﺴﺴﺘﻬﺎ ﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﺸﻴﻔﺭﻭﻥ ،ﺘﺤﻭل ﺍﺴﻤﻬﺎ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺃﺭﺍﺒﻴﺎﻥ ﺃﻤﺭﻴﻜﺎﻥ ﺃﻭﻴل ﻜﻭﻤﺒﺎﻨﻲ
ﺃﻭ ﺃﺭﺍﻤﻜﻭ .Aramcoﻭﺃﺤﻀﺭﺕ ﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﺸـﻴﻔﺭﻭﻥ ﺜﻼﺜـﺔ )(Arabian American Oil Company
ﺸﺭﻜﺎﺀ ﺁﺨﺭﻴﻥ ﻤﻥ ﺃﻜﺒﺭ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ :ﻤﻭﺒﻴـل Mobilﻭ ﻭﺇﻴﻜﺴـﻭﻥ
،Exxonﻭﺘﻜﺴﺎﻜﻭ .Texacoﻭﻝﻡ ﺘﻜﻥ ﺃﺭﺍﻤﻜﻭ ﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﻨﻔﻁ ﻭﺤﺴﺏ .ﻓﻔﻲ ﺍﻝﺴـﻨﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﻭﻝـﻰ
ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﺘﺠﻪ ﺇﻝﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻝﻠﻘﺭﻭﺽ ،ﻷﻨﻬﻡ ﻝﻡ ﻴﻜﻭﻨﻭﺍ ﻴﺠﻨﻭﻥ ﺃﻴﺔ ﺃﻤﻭﺍل ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﻝﻭﻗﺕ
ﻭﺤﺘﻰ ﺒﻌﺩ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺒﻔﺘﺭﺓ ﻁﻭﻴﻠﺔ .ﻭﺃﺼﺒﺤﺕ ﺃﺭﺍﻤﻜﻭﺍ ﺒﻤﺜﺎﺒﺔ ﻭﻜﻴـل ﻝﻠﻭﻻﻴـﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤـﺩﺓ ﻓـﻲ
ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻭﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﺃﺭﺍﻤﻜﻭ ﻫﻲ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺃﺩﺨﻠﺕ ﺍﻝﺤﺩﺍﺜﺔ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ.
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻓﺒﺭﺍﻴﺭ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1945ﺍﻝﺘﻘﻲ ﺍﻝﺭﺌﻴﺱ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻲ ﺭﻭﺯﻓﻠﺕ ﺒﺎﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﻝﻌﺯﻴﺯ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻅﻬـﺭ
Great (USSﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺒﺤﻴﺭﺓ ﺍﻝﻤﺼﺭﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻤـﺭﺓ ﺍﻝﻌﻅﻴﻤـﺔ ) )Quincy ﺍﻝﺴﻔﻴﻨﺔ ﺍﻝﺤﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ
.(Bitterﻭﻜﻼ ﺍﻝﺒﻠﺩﻴﻥ ﻴﻌﺘﺒﺭﺍﻥ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﻠﻘﺎﺀ ﺒﻤﺜﺎﺒﺔ ﺍﻝﺒﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺘﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﻝﺨﺎﺼﺔ .ﻭﻓﻲ ﺤﺩﻭﺩ Lake
ﻋﻠﻡ ﺍﻝﺠﻤﻴﻊ ،ﻝﻡ ﻴﺘﺤﺩﺙ ﺍﻝﺯﻋﻴﻤﺎﻥ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ،ﻭﻝﻜﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﺘﺤﺩﺜﺎ ﻋﻥ ﻓﻠﺴﻁﻴﻥ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺍﻝﻤﻠـﻙ
ﻗﻠﻘ ﹰﺎ ﺒﺸﺄﻥ ﻤﺎ ﺴﺘﻔﻌﻠﻪ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ﺘﺠﺎﻩ ﺇﻨﺸﺎﺀ ﺩﻭﻝﺔ ﻴﻬﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ،ﻭﻫل ﺴﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﻫﻨـﺎﻙ
ﺩﻭﻝﺔ ﻝﻠﻔﻠﺴﻁﻴﻨﻴﻴﻥ .ﻭﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻝﻘﻀﻴﺔ ﺘﻌﻭﺩ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺒﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﻋﻼﻗﺘﻨﺎ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻻ ﺘﺯﺍل ﻗﺎﺌﻤﺔ ﺇﻝـﻰ ﻴﻭﻤﻨـﺎ
ﻫﺫﺍ.
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1948ﺘﻡ ﺍﻜﺘﺸﺎﻑ ﻜﻤﻴﺔ ﻜﺒﻴﺭﺓ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺫﻫﺏ .ﻭﻗﺎﻤﺕ ﺃﺭﺍﻤﻜﻭ ﺒﺎﻜﺘﺸﺎﻑ ﺤﻘل ﻏﻭﺍﺭ
ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁﻲ ،ﻭﻫﻭ ﺃﻜﺒﺭ ﺤﻘل ﻹﻨﺘﺎﺝ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﻝﻡ .ﻭﺤﻘل ﻏﻭﺍﺭ ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﺒﺩﺃ ﺍﻹﻨﺘﺎﺝ ﻓـﻲ ﻋـﺎﻡ
،1951ﻁﻭﻝﻪ 170ﻤﻴل ﻭﻋﺭﻀﻪ 20ﻤﻴل .ﻭﻓﻲ ﻤﺭﺤﻠﺔ ﻤﻌﻴﻨﺔ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﺤﺘﻭﻱ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﺤﺘﻴﺎﻁﻲ
ﻤﺅﻜﺩ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻴﺒﻠﻎ 170ﻤﻠﻴﺎﺭ ﺒﺭﻤﻴل .ﻭﻗﺩ ﻅﻠﻭﺍ ﻴﻨﺘﺠﻭﻥ ﻨﺼﻑ ﺇﻨﺘﺎﺠﻬﻡ ﺃﻭ ﺃﻜﺜـﺭ ﻤـﻥ
ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻤﻨﺫ ﺨﻤﺴﻴﻥ ﻋﺎﻤ ﹰﺎ .ﻭﺃﻏﻠﺏ ﺍﻝﺼﺎﺩﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺘﺄﺘﻲ ﻤﻥ ﻫـﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﺤﻘـل ،ﺃﻱ
ﺤﻭﺍﻝﻲ 5ﻤﻼﻴﻴﻥ ﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻴﻭﻡ .ﻭﻻ ﻴﺯﺍل ﺤﻘل ﻏﻭﺍﺭ ﺍﻝﻴﻭﻡ ﻴﺤﺘﻔﻅ ﺒﺤـﻭﺍﻝﻲ 70ﻤﻠﻴـﺎﺭ
ﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﻤﻥ ﺍﺤﺘﻴﺎﻁﻲ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ،ﻤﻘﺎﺭﻨﺔ ﺒﺤﻭﺍﻝﻲ 20ﻤﻠﻴﺎﺭ ﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﺇﺠﻤﺎﻝﻲ ﺍﻻﺤﺘﻴﺎﻁﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ
ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ.
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1950ﻭﻓﻲ ﻤﺤﺎﻭﻝﺔ ﻝﺤل ﻤﺸﻜﻠﺔ ﺘﻭﺼﻴل ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻱ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻷﺴﻭﺍﻕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ
ﻭﺍﻝﻐﺭﺒﻴﺔ ،ﻗﺎﻤﺕ ﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﺒﻜﺘل ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﺒﺒﻨﺎﺀ ﺃﻨﺒﻭﺏ ﻝﻠﻨﻔﻁ ﻁﻭﻝﻪ 1000ﻤﻴل ﻴﻤﺘﺩ ﻤﺒﺎﺸـﺭﺓ
ﻤﻥ ﺤﻘﻭل ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻋﺒﺭ ﺍﻷﺭﺩﻥ ﻭﻤﺭﺘﻔﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺠﻭﻻﻥ ﺇﻝﻰ ﻤﻴﻨﺎﺀ ﺼﻴﺩﺍ ﻓﻲ ﻝﺒﻨﺎﻥ ،ﻝﻨﻘل
ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻤﺒﺎﺸﺭﺓ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺃﻨﺎﺒﻴﺏ ﺍﻝﺒﺤﺭ ﺍﻷﺒﻴﺽ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﻭﺴﻁ .ﻭﻗﺩ ﺒﺩﺃ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻴﺘﺩﻓﻕ ﻋﺒﺭ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻷﻨﺒـﻭﺏ
ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻝﺘﺎﻝﻲ ،ﻭﺍﺴﺘﻤﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﻤل ﺤﺘﻰ ﻋﻘﺩ ﺍﻝﺴﺒﻌﻴﻨﻴﺎﺕ .ﻭﺍﻝﺴﻨﺔ ﺍﻷﺨﻴﺭﺓ ﻓـﻲ ﺍﻻﻜﺘﻔـﺎﺀ
ﺍﻝﺫﺍﺘﻲ ﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﺎ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺴﻨﺔ -1970ﻭﻤﻨﺫ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﻝﻭﻗﺕ ﺤﺘﻰ ﻋﻘﺩ ﺍﻝﺜﻤﺎﻨﻴﻨﻴـﺎﺕ ،ﻝـﻡ
ﻴﻜﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻱ ﻤﻬﻤ ﹰﺎ ﺒﺎﻝﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻝﻠﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ.
ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1971ﺍﻨﺴﺤﺏ ﺍﻝﺒﺭﻴﻁﺎﻨﻴﻭﻥ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺨﻠﻴﺞ ﺍﻝﻔﺎﺭﺴﻲ ،ﺘﺎﺭﻜﻴﻥ ﻓﺭﺍﻏ ﹰﺎ ﺴﺒﺏ ﻗﻠﻘ ﹰﺎ ﺸـﺩﻴﺩﹰﺍ
ﺒﺎﻝﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻝﻠﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ،ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺃﺼﺒﺤﺕ ﻤﺴﺌﻭﻝﺔ ﻋﻥ ﺤﻤﺎﻴﺔ ﺩﻭل ﺍﻝﺨﻠﻴﺞ ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺒﻲ ﻭﻤﺴﺎﺭﺍﺕ
ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ.
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1973ﻗﺎﺩﺕ ﺍﻝﺤﻜﻭﻤﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺤﻤﻠﺔ ﺍﻝﺤﻅﺭ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤـﺩﺓ.
)ﻭﻜﺫﻝﻙ ﻫﻭﻝﻨﺩﺍ( .ﻤﻤﺎ ﺃﺩﻯ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﺭﺘﻔﺎﻉ ﺃﺴﻌﺎﺭ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻤـﻥ 3ﺩﻭﻻﺭﺍﺕ ﻝﻠﺒﺭﻤﻴـل ﺇﻝـﻰ 12
ﺩﻭﻻﺭﹰﺍ .ﻭﻓﺠﺄﺓ ﺃﺼﺒﺤﺕ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺘﺤﺕ ﻤﺭﺍﻗﺒﺔ ﺩﻗﻴﻘﺔ ﻤﻥ ﻗﺒل ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ،ﻭﺃﺼﺒﺤﺕ
ﻏﻨﻴﺔ ﺠﺩﹰﺍ .ﺤﻴﺙ ﺍﺭﺘﻔﻌﺕ ﻋﺎﺌﺩﺍﺕ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻤﻥ 8.5ﻤﻠﻴﺎﺭ ﺩﻭﻻﺭ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ 1973ﺇﻝﻰ
35ﻤﻠﻴﺎﺭ ﺩﻭﻻﺭ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ .1974ﻭﺒﺘﻠﻙ ﺍﻷﻤﻭﺍل ﺒـﺩﺀﻭﺍ ﺒﺸـﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻝـﺩﺒﺎﺒﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻝﻁـﺎﺌﺭﺍﺕ
ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻭﺘﺸﻴﻴﺩ ﺍﻝﺒﻨﻰ ﺍﻝﺘﺤﺘﻴﺔ .ﻭﺒﺩﺃﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﺴـﻜﺭﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴـﺔ .ﺤﻴـﺙ ﻗﺎﻤـﺕ
ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﺒﺒﻨﺎﺀ ﻜل ﺍﻝﺒﻨﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺘﺤﺘﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻌﺴﻜﺭﻴﺔ ﻝﻠﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻘﺎﺌﻤـﺔ ﺍﻝﻴـﻭﻡ .ﻭﺨـﻼل
ﺍﻝﺴﻨﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﺸﺭﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺘﻠﺕ ﺘﻠﻙ ﺍﻝﻔﺘﺭﺓ ،ﺃﻨﻔﻕ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻤﺎ ﻴﺘﺭﺍﻭﺡ ﺒـﻴﻥ 86-85ﻤﻠﻴـﺎﺭ
ﺩﻭﻻﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺸﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻷﺴﻠﺤﺔ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ .ﻓﻌﻨﺩﻤﺎ ﺘﻘﻭﻡ ﺒﻨﺎﺀ ﻁﺎﺌﺭﺓ ،ﻴﺠﺏ ﺃﻥ ﻴﻜﻭﻥ ﻝﺩﻴﻙ ﻤﻨﺸـﺄﺓ
ﻝﺼﻴﺎﻨﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﺘﺩﺭﻴﺏ ﺍﻷﺸﺨﺎﺹ ﺍﻝﺫﻴﻥ ﻴﺴﺘﺨﺩﻤﻭﻨﻬﺎ .ﺇﻨﻪ ﻤﺸﺭﻭﻉ ﻀﺨﻡ .ﻝﻘـﺩ ﻜﻨـﺎ ﺤﻠﻔـﺎﺅﻫﻡ
ﺍﻝﺭﺌﻴﺴﻴﻴﻥ.
ﻭﻝﻜﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1973ﻭﺒﺴﺒﺏ ﺍﻝﺤﺭﺏ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺇﺴﺭﺍﺌﻴل ﻭﺍﻝﺩﻭل ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺒﻴـﺔ ،ﺒـﺩﺃ ﺍﻝﺴـﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ
ﻴﻬﻴﻤﻨﻭﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺭﺍﻤﻜﻭ .ﻓﺄﺼﺭﻭﺍ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺨﺫ %25ﻓﺎﺌﺩﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻜﺔ ،ﻴﺘﻡ ﺩﻓﻌﻬﺎ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝـﻨﻔﻁ-
ﻝﻡ ﻴﺭﻏﺒﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺘﺄﻤﻴﻡ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻜﺔ ﺒﺩﻭﻥ ﻤﻘﺎﺒل .ﻭﺒﺤﻠﻭل ﻋﺎﻡ 1980ﺍﻤﺘﻠﻜـﻭﺍ ﺍﻝﺸـﺭﻜﺔ ﺒﻨﺴـﺒﺔ
.%100ﻭﻝﻜﻨﻬﻡ ﺘﻌﺎﻤﻠﻭﺍ ﻤﻊ ﺸﺭﻜﺎﺌﻬﻡ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻴﻥ ﻤﻌﺎﻤﻠﺔ ﺤﺴﻨﺔ .ﺤﻴﺙ ﻤﻨﺤـﻭﺍ ﺸـﺭﻜﺎﺅﻫﻡ
ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻴﻥ -ﺸﻔﺭﻭﻥ ﻭﻤﻭﺒﻴل ﻭﺇﻜﺴﻭﻥ ﻭﺘﻜﺴﺎﻜﻭ -ﺍﻷﻭﻝﻭﻴﺔ ﻓـﻲ ﺒﻴـﻊ ﺍﻝـﻨﻔﻁ ﻭﻤﻨﺤـﻭﻫﻡ
ﺨﺼﻭﻤﺎﺕ ﺨﺎﺼﺔ ،ﻹﺭﻀﺎﺀ ﻜل ﻤﻥ ﻭﺍﺸﻨﻁﻥ ﻭﺘﻠﻙ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ .ﻭﻝﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﺴﺘﻤﺭﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗـﺎﺕ
ﻗﻭﻴﺔ ﻭﻭﺜﻴﻘﺔ ﺒﻴﻥ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ.
ﻭﻴﻤﻜﻥ ﻝﻠﻤﺭﺀ ﺃﻥ ﻴﻘﻑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺜﻼﺙ ﻓﺘﺭﺍﺕ ﻤﺭﺕ ﺒﻬﺎ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴـﺔ ﺍﻝﺴـﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻤﻨـﺫ
ﻋﺎﻡ:1973
ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻝﻔﺘﺭﺓ ﻤﻥ ﺃﺸﺩ ﻓﺘﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺔ ﺍﻝﻭﻁﻴﺩﺓ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﻠﺩﻴﻥ .ﻓﻤﻨﺫ ﺃﻥ ﺩﺨﻠـﺕ ﺍﻝﺴـﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ
ﺘﺤﺕ ﻤﺭﺍﻗﺒﺔ ﺭﺩﺍﺭ ﻭﺍﺸﻨﻁﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1973ﺘﻀـﺎﻋﻔﺕ ﻤﺒﻴﻌـﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﺴـﻠﺤﺔ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴـﺔ
ﻝﻠﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ،ﻭﺒﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﻝﺒﻨﻰ ﺍﻝﺘﺤﺘﻴﺔ ﻝﻠﻤﻨﺸﺂﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﺴﻜﺭﻴﺔ .ﻭﺨﻼل ﺘﻠﻙ ﺍﻝﻔﺘﺭﺓ ﺃﺼﺒﺤﺕ ﺍﻝﺴـﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ
ﺍﻝﻤﺯﻭﺩ ﺍﻷﻭل ﻝﻠﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ﺒﺎﻝﻨﻔﻁ .ﻭﺨﻼل ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﻜﺎﺭﺘﺭ ،ﺍﻨﻔﺼل ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻋﻥ ﻜل ﻨﻅﺭﺍﺌﻪ
ﻤﻥ ﻤﻨﺘﺠﻲ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺏ .ﻭﻝﻠﻤﺴﺎﻋﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻨﺘﺨﺎﺏ ﻜﺎﺭﺘﺭ ﻗﺎﻤﻭﺍ ﺒﺘﺨﻔﻴﺽ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺒﺤﻭﺍﻝﻲ
7-6ﺩﻭﻻﺭﺍﺕ ﻋﻥ ﺴﻌﺭ ﺍﻝﻤﻨﺘﺠﻴﻥ ﺍﻵﺨﺭﻴﻥ ،ﻏﻴﺭ ﺃﻥ ﺘﻠﻙ ﺍﻝﺨﻁﺔ ﻝﻡ ﺘﻨﺠﺢ ﻝﻸﺴﻑ ﺍﻝﺸـﺩﻴﺩ.
ﻭﻝﻌل ﻫﺫﺍ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺒﻤﺜﺎﺒﺔ ﻤﻜﺎﻓﺄﺓ ﻝﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺠﻬﻭﺩﻩ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺘﻔﺎﻗﻴﺎﺕ ﻜﺎﻤﺏ ﺩﻴﻔﻴﺩ .ﻝﺫﻝﻙ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ
ﻤﻊ ﻜﺎﺭﺘﺭ ﺠﻴﺩﺓ ﺠﺩﹰﺍ.
ﺍﻨﻀﻡ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺒﻌﺩ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺤﻤﻠﺔ ﺭﻴﺠﺎﻥ ﻨﻴﺎﺒﺔ ﻋﻥ ﻤﺤﺎﺭﺒﻲ ﺍﻝﺸﻴﻭﻋﻴﺔ ،ﻓﻘـﺎﻤﻭﺍ ﺒﺘﻘـﺩﻴﻡ
ﺍﻷﻤﻭﺍل ﻝﻠﻤﺠﺎﻫﺩﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺫﻴﻥ ﻜﺎﻨﻭﺍ ﻴﺤﺎﺭﺒﻭﻥ ﺍﻝﺴﻭﻓﻴﻴﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻓﻐﺎﻨﺴﺘﺎﻥ .ﻭﻤﺴﺎﻋﺩﺓ ﺭﻴﺠﺎﻥ ﻋﻨﺩﻤﺎ
ﺭﻓﺽ ﺍﻝﻜﻭﻨﻐﺭﺱ ﺍﻝﻤﺼﺎﺩﻗﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺘﻘﺩﻴﻡ ﺍﻷﻤﻭﺍل ﺇﻝﻰ ﺜﻭﺍﺭ ﺍﻝﻜﻭﻨﺘﺭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﻨﻴﻜﺎﺭﻏﻭﺍ ،ﺤﻴﺙ ﻗﺎﻡ
ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺒﺘﻘﺩﻴﻡ ﺍﻷﻤﻭﺍل ﺇﻝﻰ ﻴﻭﻨﻴﺘﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻨﻐﻭﻻ.
ﻏﻴﺭ ﺃﻥ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﺒﻭﺵ ﺍﻷﺏ ﻭﺤﺭﺏ ﺍﻝﺨﻠﻴﺞ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ 91-1990ﻤﺜﻠﺕ ﺍﻝﻘﻤـﺔ ﻓـﻲ ﻤﻨﺤﻨـﻰ
ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺔ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﻠﺩﻴﻥ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﺴﻤﺢ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻝﻠﺭﺌﻴﺱ ﺒﻭﺵ ﺒﺈﺭﺴﺎل 500ﺃﻝـﻑ ﺠﻨـﺩﻱ ﺇﻝـﻰ
ﺍﻝﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﻝﺤﻤﺎﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﻭﺘﺤﺭﻴﺭ ﺍﻝﻜﻭﻴﺕ ،ﻷﻨﻪ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺸﻜﻭﻙ ﻓﻲ ﺍﺤﺘﻤﺎل ﻋﺩﻡ ﺘﻭﻗﻑ ﺼـﺩﺍﻡ
ﺤﺴﻴﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻜﻭﻴﺕ.
ﺒﺩﺃﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺘﺭﺍﺠﻊ ﺇﺒﺎﻥ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﻜﻠﻨﺘﻭﻥ .ﺤﻴﺙ ﺃﻥ ﻜﻠﻴﻨﺘـﻭﻥ ﻝـﻡ
ﻴﻜﻥ ﻴﺭﻏﺏ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﺒﺩﺃ ﺒﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﺴﻴﺊ ﺠﺩﹰﺍ ﻤﻊ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ،ﻭﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺒـﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﻠـﺩﻴﻥ
ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺘﺩﺍﺭ ﺒﻁﺭﻴﻘﺔ ﺃﺸﺒﻪ "ﺒﺎﻝﻁﻴﺎﺭ ﺍﻵﻝﻲ" ﻜﻤﺎ ﻗﺎل ﻝﻲ ﺍﻝﺴﻔﻴﺭ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻱ ﺍﻝﺴﺎﺒﻕ ﺍﻷﻤﻴﺭ ﺒﻨـﺩﺭ
ﺒﻥ ﺴﻠﻁﺎﻥ .ﻝﻘﺩ ﺸﻌﺭ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺒﺎﻝﻘﻠﻕ ﻓﻲ ﺨﺭﻴﻑ ﻋﺎﻡ ،1998ﻭﺤﻴﻨﻬﺎ ﺫﻫﺏ ﻭﻝﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﻬـﺩ
ﺤﻴﻨﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﻤﻴﺭ ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﷲ )ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﺤﺎﻝﻴ ﹰﺎ( ﺇﻝﻰ ﻭﺍﺸﻨﻁﻥ ﻝﻤﺤﺎﻭﻝﺔ ﺇﺤﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺔ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﻠﺩﻴﻥ .ﻭﺍﻝﺘﻘﻰ
ﺒﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺘﻌﻤل ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺴﺎﺒﻘ ﹰﺎ ،ﻭﻗـﺎل "ﻨﺤـﻥ ﻤﺴـﺘﻌﺩﻭﻥ
ﻝﻠﻌﻤل" .ﻭﺩﻋﺎﻫﻡ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺘﻘﺩﻴﻡ ﻋﺭﻭﺽ ﻝﻠﻌﻭﺩﺓ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﻝﻠﺘﻨﻘﻴﺏ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻝﻐﺎﺯ ﻭﺭﺒﻤﺎ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ.
ﻝﻘﺩ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺫﻝﻙ ﻤﻨﻌﻁﻔ ﹰﺎ ﻫﺎﻤ ﹰﺎ ﺃﺸﺎﺭ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ﻜﺎﻨﻭﺍ ﻗﻠﻘﻴﻥ ﺒﺎﻝﻔﻌل ﻤﻤﺎ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﺠﺭﻱ .ﻝﻘـﺩ
ﺃﺭﺍﺩﻭﺍ ﺒﻨﺎﺀ ﺍﻝﺠﺎﻨﺏ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻱ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺔ ،ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻤل ﺃﻥ ﻴﻌﻴﺩ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﺠـﺯﺀ ﺍﻝﺤﻴـﺎﺓ ﺇﻝـﻰ
ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺴﻴﺎﺴﻴﺔ .ﻏﻴﺭ ﺃﻨﻪ ﻭﻝﻸﺴﻑ ﺍﻝﺸﺩﻴﺩ ﺃﻥ ﺘﻠﻙ ﺍﻝﻤﻔﺎﻭﻀﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺒﺩﺃﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ 2000
ﻭﺍﺴﺘﻤﺭﺕ ﺤﺘﻰ ﻋﺎﻡ ،2003ﻝﻡ ﺘﻨﺠﺢ ﻻﺴﺒﺎﺏ ﺴﻨﺄﺘﻲ ﺇﻝﻴﻬﺎ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﺒﻌﺩ .ﻭﻝﻜﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻁﺎﺭ ﺘﻠـﻙ
ﺍﻝﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ ،ﺘﻡ ﺘﺸﻜل ﺜﻼﺜﺔ ﺍﺘﺤﺎﺩﺍﺕ ﺩﻭﻝﻴﺔ ،ﺍﺜﻨﻴﻥ ﻤﻨﻬﻤﺎ ﻜﺎﻨﺎ ﺒﻘﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﺇﻜﺴﻭﻥ ﻭﻤﻭﺒﻴل.
ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﺠﻭﺭﺝ ﺒﻭﺵ ﺍﻻﺒﻥ ﺃﻴﻀ ﹰﺎ ﺒﺩﺃﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ 2001ﺒﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﺴﻴﺌﺔ ﻤـﻊ ﺍﻝﺴـﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻭﻜـﺎﻥ
ﻻ ﻜﺒﻴﺭﺓ ﺒﺴﺒﺏ ﻋﻼﻗﺘﻬﻡ ﺍﻝﺠﻴﺩﺓ ﻤﻊ ﻭﺍﻝﺩﻩ .ﻭﻝﻜﻥ ﺠﻭﺭﺝ ﺒـﻭﺵ
ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻴﻌﻘﺩﻭﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺁﻤﺎ ﹰ
ﺍﻻﺒﻥ ﻝﻡ ﻴﻜﻥ ﻤﻬﺘﻤ ﹰﺎ ﺒﺎﻝﺴﻴﺎﺴﺔ ﺍﻝﺨﺎﺭﺠﻴﺔ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﺃﻫﻤل ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺴﻁ .ﻭﺃﺼﺒﺢ ﻏﻀﺏ ﺍﻝﻤﻠـﻙ
ﻋﺒﺩ ﺍﷲ ﻴﺯﺩﺍﺩ ﺃﻜﺜﺭ ﻓﺄﻜﺜﺭ .ﻭﻗﺒﻴل ﺍﻝﺤﺎﺩﻱ ﻋﺸﺭ ﻤﻥ ﺴﺒﺘﻤﺒﺭ ،ﺘﻌﺭﻀﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗـﺎﺕ ﻝﻀـﺭﺒﺔ
ﻗﻭﻴﺔ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﻗﺎل ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ،ﺇﺫﺍ ﻝﻡ ﺘﻔﻌﻠﻭﺍ ﺸﻴﺌ ﹰﺎ ﻝﺘﺤﺭﻴﻙ ﻤﺤﺎﺩﺜﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺴﻼﻡ ﻓـﻲ ﺍﻝﺸـﺭﻕ ﺍﻷﻭﺴـﻁ،
ﺴﻨﻘﻭﻡ ﺒﺘﺠﻤﻴﺩ ﻋﻼﻗﺎﺘﻨﺎ ﺍﻝﻌﺴﻜﺭﻴﺔ ﻤﻌﻜﻡ .ﺒل ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﺘﻠﻤﻴﺤﺎﺕ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺃﻨﻬـﻡ ﺭﺒﻤـﺎ ﻴﻔﻌﻠـﻭﺍ
ﺍﻝﺸﻲﺀ ﻨﻔﺴﻪ ﻤﻊ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ.
ﺜﻡ ﻭﻗﻌﺕ ﺃﺤﺩﺍﺙ ﺍﻝﺤﺎﺩﻱ ﻋﺸﺭ ﻤﻥ ﺴﺒﺘﻤﺒﺭ ،ﻭﺍﺘﻔﺎﻕ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻤﻘﺎﺒل ﺍﻷﻤﻥ ﻝـﻡ ﻴﻌـﺩ ﻤﺭﺘﺒﻁـ ﹰﺎ
ﺒﻤﺭﺍﺤل ﻤﻌﻴﻨﺔ .ﺤﻴﺙ ﺃﻥ 15ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺨﺎﻁﻔﻴﻥ ﺍﻝـ 19ﻜﺎﻨﻭﺍ ﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ .ﻜﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺴﺎﻤﺔ ﺒﻥ ﻻﺩﻥ
ﻜﺎﻥ ﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺎﹰ ،ﺒﺎﻝﺭﻏﻡ ﻤﻥ ﺘﺠﺭﻴﺩﻩ ﻤﻥ ﺠﻨﺴﻴﺘﻪ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻭﺘﻐﻴﺭ ﻤﻭﻗﻑ ﺍﻝﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﺒﺸﻜل ﻤﺜﻴـﺭ
ﺘﺠﺎﻩ ﺍﻝﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻭﺃﺼﺒﺤﺕ ﺍﻝﻭﻫﺎﺒﻴﺔ ﻗﻀﻴﺔ ﻷﻭل ﻤﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻼﻗﺎﺘﻨﺎ .ﻭﺒﺎﺘـﺕ
ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻴﻨﻅﺭ ﺇﻝﻴﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻨﻪ ﺍﻝﻤﺼﺩﺭ ﺍﻝﺭﻭﺤﻲ ﻝﻺﺭﻫﺎﺏ ،ﻭﻤﺅﺴﺱ ﻝﻺﺭﻫـﺎﺒﻴﻴﻥ .ﻭﺜـﺎﺭ
ﺠﺩل ﻜﺜﻴﻑ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻜﻭﻨﻐﺭﺱ ﻭﻭﺴﺎﺌل ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻡ ﺤﻭل ﻤﺎ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻋﺩﻭ ﺃﻡ ﺼـﺩﻴﻕ.
ﻭﻝﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻴﺘﻭﺭﻁ ﻜل ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﻌﺩﺩ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻷﺤﺩﺍﺙ ؟ ﻤﺎ ﺍﻝﺫﻱ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﺤﺩﺙ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ؟
ﻭﺒﺎﺕ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻀﺭﻭﺭﻱ ﺠﺩﹰﺍ ﺒﺎﻝﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻝﻭﺯﺍﺭﺓ ﺍﻝﺨﺯﺍﻨﺔ ﻭﻤﻜﺘﺏ ﺍﻝﺘﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻔﻴﺩﺭﺍﻝﻲ ﺍﻻﺴـﺘﻴﻼﺀ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﻜﺎﻓﺔ ﺍﻝﻭﺜﺎﺌﻕ ﺍﻝﻤﺎﻝﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺨﺎﺼﺔ ﺒﺎﻷﻤﻴﺭ ﺒﻨﺩﺭ ﺒﻥ ﺴﻠﻁﺎﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺴـﻔﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻝﺴـﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ،ﻓـﻲ
ﻤﺤﺎﻭﻝﺔ ﻝﻤﻌﺭﻓﺔ ﺍﻝﺠﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺘﺫﻫﺏ ﺇﻝﻴﻬﺎ ﺍﻷﻤﻭﺍل ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺩﺍﺨل ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤـﺩﺓ.
ﻭﻫﺫﺍ ﺸﻲﺀ ﺍﺴﺘﺜﻨﺎﺌﻲ ﻭﻨﺎﺩﺭ ﺍﻝﺤﺩﻭﺙ .ﻭﻤﻥ ﺨﻼل ﻤﺘﺎﺒﻌﺔ ﻤﺎ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺘﻘـﻭﻡ ﺒـﻪ ﺍﻝﻤﺅﺴﺴـﺎﺕ
ﺍﻝﺨﻴﺭﻴﺔ ،ﻜﺎﻨﻭﺍ ﺨﺎﺌﻔﻴﻥ ﻤﻥ ﻗﻴﺎﻡ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ﺒﺘﻤﻭﻴل ﺍﻹﺭﻫﺎﺒﻴﻴﻥ ﺃﻭ ﺍﻷﺼﻭﻝﻴﻴﻥ ﺩﺍﺨل ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ
ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ.
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،2003ﺤﺩﺜﺕ ﻋﺩﺓ ﺃﺸﻴﺎﺀ ﺠﻌﻠﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺒﻴﻨﻨﺎ ﺃﻜﺜﺭ ﺘﻌﻘﻴﺩﹰﺍ .ﻓـﺎﻝﻐﺯﻭ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜـﻲ
ﻝﻠﻌﺭﺍﻕ ﻜﺎﻥ ﺒﻤﺜﺎﺒﺔ ﺼﺩﻤﺔ ﻜﺒﻴﺭﺓ ﺒﺎﻝﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻝﻠﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻭﻓﺠﺄﺓ ﺃﺼـﺒﺤﺕ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴـﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤـﺩﺓ
ﻤﺼﺩﺭ ﺃﺴﺎﺴﻲ ﻝﻌﺩﻡ ﺍﻷﻤﻥ ﺒﺎﻝﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻝﻠﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻋﻨﺩﻤﺎ ﻗﻤﻨﺎ ﺒﺘﻨﺼﻴﺏ ﺤﻜﻭﻤﺔ ﻴﻬـﻴﻤﻥ ﻋﻠﻴﻬـﺎ
ﺍﻝﺸﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻝﻤﺅﻴﺩﻴﻥ ﻹﻴﺭﺍﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺒﻐﺩﺍﺩ .ﻓﻤﻥ ﻭﺠﻬﺔ ﻨﻅﺭ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ،ﻜﺎﻥ ﻫـﺫﺍ ﺃﺴـﻭﺃ ﻜـﺎﺒﻭﺱ
ﻴﻤﻜﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻴﺘﻭﻗﻌﻭﻩ ﻓﻲ ﻤﻨﻁﻘﺔ ﺍﻝﺨﻠﻴﺞ ﺒﺴﺒﺏ ﺍﻝﺘﻭﺘﺭ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺇﻴﺭﺍﻥ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻗﻭﺓ ﺸﻴﻌﻴﺔ ،ﻭﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ،
ﺃﺭﺽ ﺍﻝﺤﺭﻤﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺸﺭﻴﻔﻴﻥ ﻤﻜﺔ ﻭﺍﻝﻤﺩﻴﻨﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺘﻌﺘﻘﺩ ﺃﻨﻬﺎ ﺘﺘﺒﻭﺃ ﻤﻭﻗﻊ ﺍﻝﻘﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﺒﺎﻝﻨﺴﺒﺔ ﻝﻠﻁﺎﺌﻔﺔ
ﺍﻝﺴﻨﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﻝﻡ ،ﺒﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺍﻷﺨﺭﻯ ﺘﺭﻯ ﻨﻔﺴﻬﺎ ﻗﺎﺌﺩﺓ ﻝﻠﻁﺎﺌﻔﺔ ﺍﻝﺸﻴﻌﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﻝﻡ .ﻭﺒﻴﻨﻤـﺎ ﻜـﺎﻥ
ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻗﻠﻘﻭﻥ ﻤﻥ ﺘﻭﺍﺯﻥ ﺍﻝﻘﻭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺨﻠﻴﺞ ،ﺠﺎﺀﺕ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ،ﺤﻠﻴﻔﺘﻬﻡ ،ﻝﺘﻨﺼـﺏ
ﺤﻜﻭﻤﺔ ﻋﺭﺍﻗﻴﺔ ﻤﺅﻴﺩﺓ ﻹﻴﺭﺍﻥ! ﻭﻤﻥ ﻭﺠﻬﺔ ﻨﻅﺭ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ،ﻓﺄﻨﻬﻡ ﻝﻡ ﻴﻔﻬﻤﻭﺍ ﻤﺎ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﻔﻜـﺭ
ﻓﻴﻪ ﺒﻭﺵ ﻭﻝﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻓﻌﻠﺕ ﺍﻝﻭﻻﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻤﺘﺤﺩﺓ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺒﻬﻡ.
ﻭﺒﻌﺩ ﺇﺒﻌﺎﺩ ﺼﺩﺍﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻝﻔﻭﺭ ،ﻗﺎﻡ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺒﺈﺒﻌﺎﺩ ﻁـﻭﺍﻗﻡ ﺍﻝﻘـﻭﺍﺕ ﺍﻝﺠﻭﻴـﺔ ﻭﺃﻭﻗﻔـﻭﺍ
ﻻ ﻤﻥ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻝﺼﻴﻨﻴﺔ
ﺍﻝﻤﻔﺎﻭﻀﺎﺕ ﻤﻊ ﺸﺭﻜﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ .ﻭﺍﺘﺠﻬﻭﺍ ﺒﺩ ﹰ
ﻭﺍﻝﺭﻭﺴﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻷﻭﺭﺒﻴﺔ ،ﻭﺩﻋﻭﻫﺎ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﺩﺨﻭل ﻭﺍﻝﺘﻨﻘﻴﺏ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻭﺍﻝﻐﺎﺯ .ﻭﻗﺭﺭﻭﺍ ﺒﻌﺩ ﺫﻝـﻙ
ﻻ ﻤﻨﻬـﺎ ﻗـﺎﻤﻭﺍ
ﻋﺩﻡ ﺸﺭﺍﺀ ﺍﻝﻁﺎﺌﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ،ﺍﻝﺭﻤﺯ ﺍﻷﺴﺎﺴﻲ ﻝﻠﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﻌﺴﻜﺭﻴﺔ .ﻭﺒﺩ ﹰ
ﺒﺸﺭﺍﺀ ﻁﺎﺌﺭﺍﺕ "ﺘﺎﻴﻔﻭﻥ ﺍﻷﻭﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﻤﻥ ﺒﺭﻴﻁﺎﻨﻴﺎ.
ﻭﻤﻥ ﻨﺎﺤﻴﺔ ﺃﺨﺭﻯ ،ﻭﻓﻲ ﺭﺒﻴﻊ ﻋﺎﻡ ،2004ﺤﺎﻭل ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻴﺴﻴﻁﺭﻭﺍ ﻋﻠـﻰ ﺃﺴـﻌﺎﺭ
ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ .ﻭﻓﻲ ﻤﺎﻴﻭ ،2004ﺍﺭﺘﻔﻊ ﺴﻌﺭ ﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻤﻥ 26ﺇﻝﻰ 28ﺇﻝﻰ 40ﺩﻭﻻﺭ ،ﺤﺘـﻰ
ﻭﺼل ﺇﻝﻰ 174ﺩﻭﻻﺭ ﻝﻠﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﻓﻲ ﻤﺜل ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻝﻭﻗﺕ ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻝﻤﺎﻀﻲ .ﻭﺒﻨﺎ ﺀ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻁﻠـﺏ
ﻤﻥ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻴﻥ ،ﻗﺎل ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺃﻨﻬﻡ ﻤﺴﺘﻌﺩﻭﻥ ﻝﻀﺦ ﻤﻠﻴﻭﻨﻲ ﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﺇﻀﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﻤـﻥ ﺍﻝـﻨﻔﻁ
ﻴﻭﻤﻴ ﹰﺎ ﻝﺘﺨﻔﻴﺽ ﺍﻷﺴﻌﺎﺭ .ﻭﺍﻝﻤﺸﻜﻠﺔ ﻫﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻓﻘﺩﻭﺍ ﺍﻝﺴﻴﻁﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻝﺴﻭﻕ .ﻭﻤـﻊ
ﺫﻝﻙ ﻗﺎﻤﻭﺍ ﺒﻀﺦ ﻤﺎ ﻴﻘﺎﺭﺏ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻴﻭﻨﻲ ﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﺇﻀﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻴﻭﻡ ،ﻏﻴﺭ ﺃﻨﻬﺎ ﻝـﻡ ﺘـﺅﺜﺭ ﻋﻠـﻰ
ﺃﺴﻌﺎﺭ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ .ﻭﻤﻊ ﺤﻠﻭل ﻤﻭﻋﺩ ﺍﻻﻨﺘﺨﺎﺒﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،2004ﻜﺎﻥ ﺴﻌﺭ ﺒﺭﻤﻴل ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﻗﺩ ﺒﻠـﻎ
50ﺩﻭﻻﺭﹰﺍ .ﻭﻝﺫﻝﻙ ﻓﻘﺩﺕ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺴﻴﻁﺭﺘﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺴﻭﻕ ﺍﻝﻤﻀﺎﺭﺒﻴﻥ ﻭﺍﻝﺘﺠﺎﺭ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻗﻭﻯ ﻻ
ﻴﻤﻠﻜﻭﻥ ﺍﻝﺴﻴﻁﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ.
ﻭﻫﻜﺫﺍ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﺍﻻﺘﻔﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﺘﺭﺒﻁ ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﺒﻠﺩﻴﻥ ﻝﻌﺩﺓ ﻋﻘﻭﺩ -ﻴﻘﻭﻡ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺒﻤﻭﺠﺒﻬﺎ ﺒﺘﺯﻭﻴﺩﻨﺎ
ﺒﺎﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺒﺄﺴﻌﺎﺭ ﻤﻌﻘﻭﻝﺔ ،ﺒﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻨﻘﻭﻡ ﻨﺤﻥ ﺒﺘﻭﻓﻴﺭ ﺍﻷﻤﻥ ﻝﻬﻡ -ﻝﻡ ﺘﻌﺩ ﻗﺎﺌﻤﺔ .ﻓﻘﺩ ﻜﻨﺎ ﻨﺤﻥ ﺍﻝﺫﻴﻥ
ﺘﺴﺒﺒﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺤﺎﻝﺔ ﺍﻨﻌﺩﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﻭﺍﺠﻬﻭﻫﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﺨﻠﻴﺞ ،ﻜﻤﺎ ﺃﻨﻬﻡ ﻝﻡ ﻴﺘﻤﻜﻨﻭﺍ ﻤـﻥ ﺘﺯﻭﻴـﺩﻨﺎ
ﺒﺎﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺒﺄﺴﻌﺎﺭ ﻤﻌﻘﻭﻝﺔ .ﻭﺘﻌﺭﻀﺕ ﺍﻝﺩﻋﺎﻤﺔ ﺍﻷﺴﺎﺴﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﺘﻘﻭﻡ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺔ ﺇﻝﻰ
ﻫﺯﺓ ﺸﺩﻴﺩﺓ.
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ ،2005ﺤﺎﻭل ﺒﻭﺵ ﺃﻥ ﻴﻌﻴﺩ ﺍﻝﻌﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺴﺎﺒﻕ ﻋﻬﺩﻫﺎ ،ﻋﻨﺩﻤﺎ ﺤﻀﺭ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﻋﺒﺩ
ﺍﷲ ﺇﻝﻰ ﻜﺭﻭﻓﻭﺭﺩ ﺒﻭﻻﻴﺔ ﺘﻜﺴﺎﺱ ﻝﻠﻘﺎﺀ ﺒﻭﺵ .ﻭﻓﻲ ﻨﻬﺎﻴﺔ ﻋﻬﺩ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺘﻪ ،ﺤﺎﻭل ﺒـﻭﺵ ﺇﻋـﺎﺩﺓ
ﺘﺤﺭﻴﻙ ﺍﻝﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻠﻤﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻝﻜﻥ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺃﻥ ﻴﻨﺨﺭﻁ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﺒﻨﻔﺴﻪ .ﻭﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻝﻡ ﻴﻜﻭﻨﻭﺍ ﻤﺭﺘﺎﺤﻴﻥ
ﻝﺫﻝﻙ .ﻭﻝﻡ ﺘﻌﺠﺒﻬﻡ ﺍﻷﺠﻨﺩﺓ ﺍﻝﺩﻴﻤﻘﺭﺍﻁﻴﺔ ﻝﻭﺍﺸﻨﻁﻥ ،ﻓﺭﻓﻀﻭﺍ ﻤﻁﺎﻝﺒﺔ ﻭﺍﺸـﻨﻁﻥ ﻝﻬـﻡ ﺒﻘﻴـﺎﺩﺓ
ﻋﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺇﺼﻼﺡ ﺩﻴﻤﻘﺭﺍﻁﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻤﻨﻁﻘﺔ.
ﻋﻬﺩ ﺃﻭﺒﺎﻤﺎ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻝﻌﻜﺱ ﻤﻥ ﺃﺴﻼﻓﻪ ،ﺒﺩﺃ ﺍﻝﺭﺌﻴﺱ ﺃﻭﺒﺎﻤﺎ ﺒﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﺠﻴﺩﺓ ﻤﻊ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ،ﺒﻤﻌﻨﻰ ﺃﻨـﻪ ﻴﻘـﻭل
ﺍﻷﺸﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﻁﺎﻝﻤﺎ ﺭﻏﺏ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺴﻤﺎﻋﻬﺎ ﻤﻨﺫ ﻋﻬﺩ ﺒﻌﻴﺩ .ﺇﻨﻪ ﺭﺌﻴﺱ ﺃﻤﺭﻴﻜﻲ ﻴﻘـﻭل
ﺃﻨﻪ ﻴﺭﻴﺩ ﺒﺩﺃ ﻤﺤﺎﺩﺜﺎﺕ ﺍﻝﺴﻼﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺒﺩﺍﻴﺔ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺘﻪ ﻭﻝﻴﺱ ﻓﻲ ﻨﻬﺎﻴﺔ ﻋﻬﺩﻫﺎ .ﺇﻨﻪ ﻴﻤﺎﺭﺱ ﺍﻝﻀﻐﻭﻁ
ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﺴﺭﺍﺌﻴل ﻝﻭﻗﻑ ﺍﻻﺴﺘﻴﻁﺎﻥ ﻗﺒل ﺃﻥ ﺘﺘﺤﻭل ﺍﻝﻀﻔﺔ ﺍﻝﻐﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺸﻲﺀ ﻻ ﻴﻤﻜﻨﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻴﺼﺒﺢ
ﺩﻭﻝﺔ ﻝﻠﻔﻠﺴﻁﻴﻨﻴﻴﻥ ﻗﺎﺒﻠﺔ ﻝﻠﺤﻴﺎﺓ .ﻜﻤﺎ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻭل ﻤﻘﺎﺒﻠﺔ ﻝﻪ ﻤﻊ ﻭﺴﻴﻠﺔ ﺇﻋﻼﻡ ﺃﺠﻨﺒﻴﺔ ،ﻜﺎﻨﺕ ﻤﻊ ﻗﻨﺎﺓ
ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﻤﺤﻁﺔ ﺘﻠﻔﺯﻴﻭﻨﻴﺔ ﻴﻤﻠﻜﻬﺎ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ .ﻭﺫﻫﺏ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ 23ﻴﻭﻨﻴﻭ ﻗﺒل
ﺃﻥ ﻴﺫﻫﺏ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﻘﺎﻫﺭﺓ ،ﻝﻘﺩ ﻜﺎﻥ ﻴﺤﺎﻭل ﺩﻓﻊ ﺍﻝﻤﻠﻙ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﺘﺨﺎﺫ ﺨﻁﻭﺍﺕ ﺒﺎﺘﺠﺎﻩ ﺍﻋﺘﺭﺍﻑ ﻤﺒﺩﺌﻲ
ﻤﻥ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﺒﺈﺴﺭﺍﺌﻴل .ﻭﺫﻝﻙ ﻤﻥ ﻗﺒل ﺍﻝﺴﻤﺎﺡ ﺒﺩﺨﻭل ﺩﺒﻠﻭﻤﺎﺴﻴﻴﻥ ﺇﺴﺭﺍﺌﻴﻠﻴﻴﻥ ﺃﻭ ﺃﺸـﺨﺎﺹ
ﻴﺤﻤﻠﻭﻥ ﺠﻭﺍﺯﺍﺕ ﺇﺴﺭﺍﺌﻴﻠﻴﺔ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ،ﻭﻜﺫﻝﻙ ﺍﻝﺴـﻤﺎﺡ ﻝﻠﻁﻴـﺭﺍﻥ ﺍﻹﺴـﺭﺍﺌﻴﻠﻲ ﺒﻌﺒـﻭﺭ
ﺍﻷﺠﻭﺍﺀ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ .ﻏﻴﺭ ﺃﻥ ﻤﻥ ﻭﺠﻬﺔ ﻨﻅﺭ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ ،ﻓﺈﻥ ﻫﺫﻩ ﺃﺸﻴﺎﺀ ﻴﻤﻜﻥ ﺍﻝﻘﻴﺎﻡ ﺒﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ
ﻨﻬﺎﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ ،ﻭﻝﻴﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺒﺩﺍﻴﺘﻬﺎ ،ﻷﻥ ﻫﺫﻩ ﻤﺠﺭﺩ ﻤﺴﺎﻭﻤﺔ ﺒﺄﺸﻴﺎﺀ ﺒﺴﻴﻁﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻝﺴﻠﻤﻴﺔ
ﺒﻴﻥ ﺍﻝﻔﻠﺴﻁﻴﻨﻴﻴﻥ ﻭﺇﺴﺭﺍﺌﻴل .ﻭﻝﺫﻝﻙ ،ﺤﺘﻰ ﻴﻭﻤﻨﺎ ﻫﺫﺍ ،ﻝﻡ ﻨﺠﺩ ﺃﺴﺎﺱ ﻝﻠﺘﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﻤﻊ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻴﻥ.
ﻫﺫﺍ ﺒﺎﻹﻀﺎﻓﺔ ﺇﻝﻰ ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺍﻕ .ﻓﺒﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻨﻘﻭﻡ ﻨﺤﻥ ﺒـﺩﻋﻡ ﺤﻜﻭﻤـﺔ ﻨـﻭﺭﻱ ﺍﻝﻤـﺎﻝﻜﻲ ،ﺭﻓـﺽ
ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﻓﺘﺢ ﺴﻔﺎﺭﺓ ﻝﻬﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻝﻌﺭﺍﻕ .ﻭﻝﻥ ﻴﻘﻭﻤﻭﺍ ﺒﺩﻋﻭﺓ ﺍﻝﻤﺎﻝﻜﻲ ﻝﺯﻴﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ،ﺤﻴﺙ
ﻼ ﻹﻴﺭﺍﻥ.
ﺃﻨﻬﻡ ﻴﻌﺘﺒﺭﻭﻨﻪ ﻋﻤﻴ ﹰ
ﻭﻝﺫﻝﻙ ﻨﺤﻥ ﻨﺴﻌﻰ ﺠﺎﻫﺩﻴﻥ ﻝﺘﺤﺩﻴﺩ ﺍﻝﻤﺠﺎﻻﺕ ﺍﻝﺘﻲ ﻴﻤﻜﻥ ﺃﻥ ﺘﻜﻭﻥ ﺃﺴﺎﺴ ﹰﺎ ﻝﻠﺘﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﺒﻴﻨﻨﺎ ،ﻭﻝﻌل
ﺁﺨﺭﻫﺎ ﻤﺸﻜﻠﺔ ﺃﺴﻌﺎﺭ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ،ﻓﺒﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﻴﺭﻴﺩ ﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﻭﻥ ﺭﻓﻊ ﺃﺴﻌﺎﺭ ﺍﻝﻨﻔﻁ ﺇﻝﻰ ﻤﺴﺘﻭﻯ 80-75
ﺩﻭﻻﺭ ﻝﻠﺒﺭﻤﻴل ،ﻴﺭﻴﺩ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﻭﻥ ﺇﺒﻘﺎﺀﻩ ﺃﺩﻨﻰ ﻤﻥ ﺫﻝﻙ ﺒﺴﺒﺏ ﺍﻝﺤﺎﻝﺔ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻴﺔ .ﺇﻥ ﻗـﺩﺭﺓ
ﻤﺘﻴﻨﺔ ﺍﻝﺤﻜﻭﻤﺘﻴﻥ ﺍﻷﻤﺭﻴﻜﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻝﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺒﻨﺎﺀ )ﺃﻭ ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺒﻨﺎﺀ( ﻋﻼﻗﺎﺕ ﺍﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻴﺔ ﻭﺃﻤﻨﻴﺔ ،
ﻻ ﺘﺯﺍل ﻗﻴﺩ ﺍﻝﺒﺤﺙ.
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