Personally, I never expected much change from Barack Obama, as American administrations are more or less same, practising a common state policy on foreign affairs.
However, I was also not expecting such a failure from Obama administration on its policy of Middle Eastern dictatorships. Even some Republicans now call Obama to bravely promote democracy and human rights in the face of these dictatorships, but Obama is no different than George W. Bush who walked hand by hand with King Abdullah and his likes.
I see Saudi Arabia as the biggest pain in the neck in the Middle East. This state is fundamentally not only against the principles of democracy, but also against the principles of Islam. As Prophet Mohammad once said:
"Now Satan is sure that the people of the Arabian Peninsula will never ever worship him. However, he'll find ways to deceive them."
You can understand the meaning of these words by looking at those double-faced Arab sheikhs who exploited the riches of their countries, handing out alms to masses of their own people to keep them at bay while building landmarks of greed and squander.
The Mecca Clock, which blasphemously overshadowed the Kaaba, is the perfect symbol of Saudi state mentality. Building a $3 billion clock tower by exploiting the cheap labor of Asians in a region where everybody around has already got a watch and/or a mobile phone, while denying to send aid to your fellow Muslims in Pakistan for political causes (King Abdullah has halfheartedly decided to donate some money only after huge public pressure)...
All dictatorships are bad, but some are worst. Saudi Arabia is one of them. This state is bad for humanity, it is bad for Islam and it is bad for this region. Of course, in a world where so many people worship oil, it is normal that we fought against the Taliban alongside Obama, while flirting with the Saudi government, which is equally oppressive. Hypocrisy doesn' know boundaries.
