Until now, many in Saudi Arabia have supported terrorism against the U.S. since the ends justified the means. Now that they themselves are targets, their attitude seems to be changing.

This is why President Bush is right to call the current conflict a war against terrorism, not just a war against al-Qaeda. Unless terrorism in it's current form is stopped as a viable method of attack everywhere, things are bound to get worse for everyone on the planet. As opposed to the historical call against nuclear weapons use and proliferation which involves established states with some sort of desire for personal survival, the terrorists are actively seeking WMDs and don't care if they live to see the results of their use.

The U.S. isn't going to invade every country that disagrees with us, but if they support terrorists (and you know who you are), we're a-comin to git ya. The push for democracy is just the means by which we hope to deny terrorism a base from which to operate. It ain't altruism that's determining our policy.