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How the u.s. is going to respond? >> well, the saudis are a very sophisticated in their understanding of the way the u.s. system works, who has the ear of the president, who can speak authoritatively for the united states. obviously, the president's words directly are going to carry the most weight. if they know that the secretary is speaking directly on behalf of the president, that's important. but if it comes down to a distinction between the two, they are going to listen most carefully to what the president has to say. >> yeah. >> given the fact that you are the former u.s. ambassador to y...