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This study analyses the military relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia after September 11 and discusses how the Washington administration legalized these relations. Especially since the Cold War, it has been quite difficult for the Washington administration to accept the two-sided military relations to the American Congress and society after the 11th September terror attacks carried out by Al-Qaeda. Because the American society has frequently criticized the military alliance with the Riyadh administration due to the deep differences in the form of governance between the United States and Saudi Arabia and the socio-cultural characteristics. Therefore, it is essential that the United States should declare these relations on a legitimate ground for the public to get Congress support. During the study, the threat statements and persuasion processes built by the Washington administration were discussed in the context of the Copenhagen School’s security theory. The military relations after September 11 were analyzed in two periods, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and the security efforts under both periods were examined through military speeches and agreements. The President G.W. During the Bush period, military operations were conducted in the Middle East with the saying of "terror threat", and the Saudi government was involved in most of these operations as a military ally. The negative reactions from the American public to this alliance were largely disrupted by the terror threat statements successfully built by President Bush and his team. Although the occupation of Afghanistan was one of the successful safeguards during this period, the threats of the occupation of Iraq could only be partly successful. When it comes to President Obama's time, the military relations with Saudi Arabia remained intense, but the process of accepting threats to the American public was quite difficult. President Obama has supported the policy of “backward leadership” and therefore the fight against terrorist organizations and the “non-military interference”. However, following these policies, it has been repeatedly questioned for reasons such as being Saudi-born among those who carried out the September 11 attacks, and accusing the Riyadh government of funding the Al-Qaeda. In the meantime, President G.W. The President Bush administration has built the statements that it is a security gap because of "existing threats" against the United States, and the necessity of a military union with Saudi Arabia has been emphasized in this framework. The study found that, despite all the differences between the United States and Saudi Arabia and the tension of the September 11 attacks, the military relations between the two countries continued to find support. Threats built by political governments were largely accepted by the American public and Congress; military relations with the Riyadh administration continued to increase since September 11 compared to the previous years.

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