bret stephens: i think you can start by limiting the damage.sident dug himself a hole in a number of ways. saudis are disappointed and distressed by the iran deal. those are judgments by the president you can agree or disagree with. i think gratuitously, the president also seems to go out of his way to diss the saudis. he talked with bloomberg about how saudies were free riders. there is a quote exchange he had with the prime minister of australia and you where he says they are and you will not really allies. the saudis have pushed back very forcefully, particularly the prince of turkey publishing op-eds deannouncing the president's policies. he has to ask himself, how much damage does he want to do to this relationship, and what our saudi options if they decide they no longer need the united states in their corner as their ally and protector? ian bremmer: is this a mystery by obama on the fundamental importance of saudi arabia, or is it more in politics and we should, given the fact the countries are actually becoming much more distant in nati

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bret stephens, foreign affairs columnist in deputy editorial page editor at the wall street journal,e harman, former ranking member of the house intelligence committee and currently president of the woodrow wilson center. welcome all. obama in saudi arabia cannot have been the easiest trip of this administration. not a lot of specifics have come out, but one thing i have seen des said thisrho was an opportunity to clear the air. not something you usually say. bret, i will start with you. how is this, and is a really opportunity to do anything to fix the relationship? can stephens: i think you start by limiting the damage. the president doug himself a whole in a number of ways -- dug himself a whole in a number of ways. saturdays are disappointed and distressed by the iran deal. by there judgments president you can agree or disagree with. i think gratuitously, the president also seems to go out saudis.ay to diss the he talked with bloomberg about how they were free riders. " exchange he had with the prime minister of australia etc. and exchange he had with the prime minister of austra