Severely punishing Saudi Arabia means punishing Mohammed bin Salman

If we’re serious about imposing major retributive costs on Saudi Arabia for its murder of Jamal Khashoggi, we cannot ignore Mohammed bin Salman.

After all, in direction and culpability bin Salman is the centerpiece of the Khashoggi conspiracy. Based on Western and Turkish intelligence findings, I am exceptionally confident that bin Salman authorized an attack which at least sought Khashoggi’s rendition from Turkey to Saudi soil. The outstanding question is whether Khashoggi’s demise was the first Saudi preference.