Admiral,

Facts show that:
1. Bin Laden is clearly on record that his top priority is the overthrow of the Saudi Royal family, with a supporting objective of removing U.S. influence from the Kingdom specifically, but from the region in general;
2. The attacks of 9/11 and support to the Iraqi insurgency by his Al Queda Network were manned by 75% Saudi insurgents on the former, and some 40% Saudi insurgents ("foreign fighters") on the latter.
3. Appear to be clear metrics both AQN and the dissident segment of the Saudi populace agree that breaking the support of the US to the King is the condition precedent to successfully changing the governance of Saudi Arabia.

Given this, how is it that the Populace of Saudi Arabia is any less of a threat to U.S. national interests than the Government of Iran is? And while we hear much talk about efforts to contain the state threat coming from Tehran, what can you tell us about a comprehensive program of engagement designed to disempower Bin Laden's message to the Saudi people, while at the same time transitioning their perception of the U.S. as being an obstacle to self-determined governmental reform, to instead being an enabler of the same?