The Saudis fund Al Qaeda, and by some reports the former Baathists in Iraq. I don't think they'll be of much help this time around.
Not true. Some Saudis fund Al Qaeda.
And some Saudis fund the Baath party in Syria, to compete with the Iranian based Muslim Brotherhood, now outlawed in Syria.
The Saudi government does not want a Shia dominated country right next door. The House of Saud is afraid of losing control of the gateways to Mecca, and of being deposed.
The government of Iraq is the House of Saud. And they will fund US troops to have them stay in Iraq.So will Kuwait and the UAE. And if the Saudis pay, as a matter of an international security agreement with the Bush administration, there is not a thing the Dems could do about it. All three of these nations have the money to do so, and owe their economic largesse to the United States of America
Reagan set that example, and I am sure President Bush will follow that example rather than leave Iraq to the Iranians. Why do you think VP Cheny made that emergency trip to Riyadh about a month ago?