saudi soft power that the americans will tell you, you just can t ignore. if you ignore the saudis, someone else will fill the vok qume. we ve seen china and russia trying to have a greater influence on the middle east. less than 24 hours after antony met with the crown prince, he was on the phone to vladimir putin. the u.s. will talk about shared values. freedom, human rights and things like that. the saudis don t share those values. on this trip, the u.s. is expressing shared interest, like peace, security, and economic prosperity. there s plenty of that to go around. u.s. exports help 165,000 american jobs. there s plenty of human rights