Comments on: Abdullah to Address ‘Strategies’ http://xrdarabia.org/2007/04/12/abdullah-to-address-strategies/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Tue, 22 May 2012 20:17:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2007/04/12/abdullah-to-address-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 John Burgess Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:10:30 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=3024#comment-2563 There are so many reforms necessary that I'm sure a lot of people will be disappointed. Is human rights more or less important than women's driving? Is getting drinkable water to Jeddah more or less important that creating new jobs for young Saudis? The government, in my view, simply cannot fight on all fronts at the same time, particularly when many bureaucrats within the government do not agree with the leadership. There are so many reforms necessary that I’m sure a lot of people will be disappointed. Is human rights more or less important than women’s driving? Is getting drinkable water to Jeddah more or less important that creating new jobs for young Saudis?

The government, in my view, simply cannot fight on all fronts at the same time, particularly when many bureaucrats within the government do not agree with the leadership.

]]> By: Aya http://xrdarabia.org/2007/04/12/abdullah-to-address-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-2562 Aya Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:53:59 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=3024#comment-2562 This is good news. Although I am troubled by the new wave of crackdown on petitioners, writers, scholars and respected Saudi citizens in the name of "security," I still have hope that king Abdullah would go ahead and adopt much needed democratic reform. This is good news. Although I am troubled by the new wave of crackdown on petitioners, writers, scholars and respected Saudi citizens in the name of “security,” I still have hope that king Abdullah would go ahead and adopt much needed democratic reform.

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