Bullcrap. The Saudis want us to install a sunni state in the place of the secular Assad Syrian state. This is just his effort to seduce Trump to following the existing policy, nothing more.
“The Saudis want us to install a sunni state in the place of the secular Assad Syrian state.”
I doubt that. I remember Al Qaeda’s primary concern was how its actions effected opinion in Saudi Arabia. Their goal was to supplant the Saudi monarchy.
The Saudi royal family is large and includes members who support anti-royalist elements and probably many members who are true believers in fundamental Islam, but I believe the majority just wants to keep their privileges.
secondary...
Primary is pipelines to EU to sell NG and oil direct... cutting off GAZPROM monopoly.
Hence the chaos in Libya and Iraq.. all those reserves off the market and trying to keep Iran off the market too... follow the money or in this case the NG. Also explains the Israeli position with the large NG finds off their cost 3 years ago..