The United States should support Saudi attempts at reform

Clumsy, forced, and uneasy though it may be, the new wave of reform in Saudi Arabia matters a great deal to the Mideast and the United States. And if it doesn’t work, both will be far worse off. That’s why it deserves American support, warts and all.
To understand why, some quick recent history is in order. Saudi Arabia hasn’t been one of America’s best allies. With reason, some critics have been apt to rank it, along with the likes of Pakistan, as among America’s w