However, I’d say that there is a risk in adopting a policy of spreading freedom and democracy. For example, President Carter pulled the rug out from the Shah and Somoza, and both Iran and Nicaragua ended up worse off as a result. While Nicaragua has recovered, Iran obviously has not.

We could end up with the same situation in Saudi Arabia. The trick is to push the regime into reforming without tearing it down so fast that another dictatorship takes it place.