The winter of Arab awakening has given forth to a spring of revolutions and civil wars in much of the Arab world. But in Saudi Arabia it has strengthened the hand of the counter-revolutionaries and especially their champion, Minister of the Interior Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz. Relations between Riyadh and Washington have deteriorated sharply as the Saudis have lost faith in American commitments to stand by their friends. President Obama faces a tough challenge in staying on the side of change and history in most of the Arab world while keeping ties intact with our oldest and richest Arab partner.
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