soft on saudi arabia after failing to deliver on his promise to punish the kingdom's crown prince reza ledger all in the murder of a prominent journalist film often picks up the story. you were is will recall how joe biden promised to hold saudi arabia accountable come down hard on them over the murder of jamal khashoggi i said that at the time she was in fights murdered and dismembered and i believe on the old of the crown prince and i would make it very clear we would know it's going to sell more weapons to them we are going to make them pay the price and make them in fact the pariah that they are now these words came before joe biden became president but it seems things have certainly changed since he's taken office the kingdom of saudi arabia will continue to receive what joe biden refers to as defensive arms from the united states as far as punishing the crown prince even though the f.b.i. has come forward and said that they have no doubt that mohamed bin solomon did order the killing of jamal khashoggi at this point the biden ministration is saying the answer is more diplomacy diplomacy