The reason the murder of this Saudi citizen is different than the murder of other Saudi citizens is because he was targeted with every expectation that President Trump would fold.
The Kingdom knew Khashoggi was a Virginia resident and a journalist employed by the Washington Post. They know we value freedom of the press. They killed him anyway, confident that Trump would defer to their authority.
Above and beyond his murder, is the test balloon of how much deference will the United States give us? Can the United States be bought? Does the United States really stand for anything?
You may continue to view this murder as a NothinBurger. I will not.
If we do not scrutinize and push back against the brutal murder of Mr. Khashoggi, what happens when they kill a US citizen with a bone saw?
Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/fear-jamal-khashoggi-181004080147143.html