KHALED BIN SULTAN

Above all, I had to fight for the image of the Kingdom, which meant standing up to the Americans to save our country from appearing an American dependency.

In giving up my command once the job was done, I was setting an example all too rare in the Third World, where positions and titles are sometimes thought to be “owned” for decades, if not for life.

The world’s dependence on Gulf oil will last for at least another generation.

Above all, I had to fight for the image of the Kingdom, which meant standing up to the Americans to save our country from appearing an American dependency.

In giving up my command once the job was done, I was setting an example all too rare in the Third World, where positions and titles are sometimes thought to be “owned” for decades, if not for life.

The world’s dependence on Gulf oil will last for at least another generation.