In Dangerous Gamble, the Obama Administration Is Abandoning Decades-Old Mideast Alliances

In response to the crisis in relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, following the latter's assault on the Saudi consulate and embassy in Iran, the Obama administration has taken to the media to unleash a furious rebuke. But the administration's condemnation was not aimed primarily at Tehran; instead it's been largely directed at America's longstanding ally: Saudi Arabia. Administration officials have charged that, by executing radical Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, the Saudis have exacerbated sec...