“...declaring that religious extremism in the wake of the Arab Spring posed a greater danger to the Arab community at large “than the weapons of our visible enemies.”
The House of Saud fears more for its own survival in the wake of these uprisings. “Religious extremism” (how ironic coming from Saudi Arabia) is merely a convenient cover story.
I’m still trying to figure out who Saudi Arabia considers their “visible enemies”. The only two things I can come up with are Israel (convenient scapegoat) and their own citizens.