Barack Obama 9/11 veto overruled by Congress and Senate, families can sue Saudi Arabia

By Paul McGeough
Updated September 29 2016 - 7:08pm, first published 3:57pm
President Barack Obama with Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, stand as the national anthem is played during a memorial observance ceremony at the Pentagon, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta
President Barack Obama with Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, stand as the national anthem is played during a memorial observance ceremony at the Pentagon, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta

Washington:  The Saudis might have been spared if this was not an election year in the US, but it was inevitable that Congress would side with the families of the September 11 victims - and that, when push came to shove, it was Riyadh and President Barack Obama that were thrown under the bus.

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