In case you have not heard, the president of US gave a speech on democracy, and he mentioned (very politely) Saudi Arabia and Egypt, among the usual suspects. The White House pressposkeperson (according to the account of NYTimes) quickly explained the president's remarks and said that he in no way threatened that there would be "conseuquences" for the pro-American dictatorship if those dictarorships continued to be dictatorships. Long live liberty.
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