"Imposing freedom"

The Guardian notes that the Bush administration is in no position to talk about freedom in the Middle East, based on the example of Iraq.

Imposing Mr Bush's freedom by superior might of arms not only does not work, but fuels the cause of those using violence to impose their own agenda.

Whether "imposing freedom" works or not is still an open question, but there were very few moves towards freedom and democracy in the region before serious pressure really began to mount on Iraq last year. It's also possible that rather than ridiculing the US, some Saudis are revising their views of the war just as Fawaz Turki has.