It seems like President Bush is having trouble corralling dinner guests. According to Jim Hoaglund of the Washington Post, Saudi King Abdullah recently withdrew from an April 17 gala that White House was going to mount in his honor.
Hoaglund believes that skipping out on the gala is part of a general shift in Saudi policy toward reconciliation rather than confrontation with Iran. It seems that the Saudis are not willing to pursue such a risky pro-U. S. policy while the Bush administration is so weak at home.
That's certainly possible. If there's anything that's brought the world together over the last six years, it's rejection of Bush administration policies.
On the other hand, it might be that Dubya just has bad breath and the King doesn't want to spend all that time sitting with him at the head table.
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