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Credibility which i suspect is gone now. and doubling down on reform is probably the last thing he's going to do. >> what does this look like from a regional perspective? saudi arabia is engaged in a war in yemen. it has blockaded qatar. it has had quarrels with lebanon. all directed by the crown prince. now it has this schism with turkey over this issue. what is saudi arabia's position in the region? >> well, i mean, i think this case undermines the leadership of saudi. this is a common sense. it undermines its position in the region. it's fighting multiple wars on, you know, multiple areas. ...

Out of saudi arabia. but at the end of the day, the president is very transactional. we've seen that he has created -- i don't hold him responsible for khashoggi's death. but i do think of him with impunity when he talks about slamming american reporters when he stands by saudi arabia so many days later after these explanations are not credible. so i think the administration is is going to have to find some road forward here to, quote unquote, punish saudi arabia. but i don't think that will mean withdrawing support from mbs. two other points i want to make briefly. one, this is a good day for...

Hosni mubarak did not save him. assad's dissent has come at a staggering cost. ironically for someone so anti-iranian, no middle eastern ruler than the shah of iran. and was also much loved by western elites. mohammed bin salman is a complicated figure. he has moved saudi arabia forward in some areas while moving it toward greater repression in others. the larger issue for washington is that american's foreign policy should not be based on personalities. donald trump's world view seems utterly rooted in his likes and dislikes of others. in the middle east, this has led to the blind subcontract...

Problem for the people of yemen. is only advantaging iran. which for them coming and supporting one of the group there is, it's very low cost, high gain for them. saudi arabia's been bogged down there since 2015. when he went against the prime minister of lebanon and he only helped hezbollah. when he puts a siege on qatar, he drives them into iranian arms. so every step along the way, his actions have undermined our efforts to try to maintain and roll back efforts. >> what do you say to those who say, look, the guy has taken the religious police off the streets, he's allowed women to drive, he...