Sanders: Saudi Arabia must do more on ISIS

By Curt Mills, Curt Mills

Published December 20, 2015

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After walking on stage to "Rockin' In The Free World" by Neil Young Sunday night, Bernie Sanders laid into one of the world's most autocratic countries, United States ally Saudi Arabia.

"This is a point that must be made. It is a contentious point," Sanders said at the New Hampshire Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson dinner Sunday. "Countries in the region, like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE — countries of enormous wealth and resources — have contributed far too little in the fight against ISIS."

"Saudi Arabia has the third largest defense budget in the world. Yet, instead of fighting ISIS, they have focused more on a campaign to oust Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen," Sanders said.