I always quote Condoleezza Rice on this issue.
"You don't have the luxury in foreign policy of saying alright I won't deal with that country because I don't like its human rights practices."
Start at 2:12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAN6fnV_ItkI consider Saudi Arabia our ally, and I think going forward we need to stick to our message of freedom and rights, and the Saudi people through the power of the internet and social media will change over time. Our message was once the shot heard around the world, there isn't any reason we can't continue that in areas like this.