John Burgess over at Crossroads Arabia left a great comment on my recent post Invading Iran not the right idea — for now.

It regards a mention in Singer’s article about the lack of U.S. pressure on Saudi Arabia to commit to open elections.

Contra the article, the US has been preaching democracy in Saudi Arabia. And even more startling, the Saudis have been listening.

Saudi Arabia is conducting the first stage of its first-ever, country-wide elections this month. The elections are for half of the seats on municipal councils. This month, the elections will take place in the central region, with the western and eastern regions coming later.

Read the rest, it’s very informed. And check out the blog.