[Mackey]

So how do we help establish a Hashemite kingdom in Arabia? We can't take over the country directly since encroaching on the land of Mohammed would be likely to inflame the passions of heretofore "moderate" muslims. Any significant drop in Saudi oil production would tip the world economy into a tailspin and we would suffer the consequences.

[Cronos]

Well, Mac, one way or the other the house of saud will fall and soon. The Hashemite king is a way for us to solve that mess without alQ taking over.