Saudi is yet another place where we screw our long term strategic interests for short term gain. This is one of the most repressive regimes going, dictatorial, corrupt, and fundamentalist. It is universally despised in the region. Our support for the Saudi regime gives us nearly as many negative points in the Middle East as our blind for that other country where religion sits in the driver's seat.

There will come a day when both these religious nuthouse regimes are brought to account. Where will that leave us? Do you ever consider the long term implication of our actions? Or doesn't it matter?