“We are in a position where we don’t need ME oil anymore — not directly — although our allies do. East Asia runs on Middle Eastern oil, and that means Saudi oil. So, before we tear up that history we need to take a cold, hard, sober look at the impact on our interests.”

"And remember: “Our interests are, in part, the interests of our allies.”
Bottom line: “Are they an ideal governmen?far from it? Are they a leader in the modern Middle East? You bet they are. So, I would not advocate a sudden and dramatic erosion of the U.S.-Saudi relationship"

"Consider #Iran: “We are watching their steps in Syria, in Yemen & Lebanon, of course.The #Saudis are a bulwark against all that.”
I would not advocate the dismantling of the U.S.-Saudi relationship but more like its opposite. We have to have a stable relationship with them"