President Bush was stunned by the Saudi Arabian message to break off relations with the U.S. due to a perceived pro-Israel, anti-Palestinian policy. He replied on August 30, 2001, to Prince Abdullah: ” ‘I firmly believe that the Palestinian people have a right to self-determination and to live peacefully and securely in their own state in their own homeland.’ ”
– Craig Unger, House of Bush, House of Saud, Pages 243-244