He is what I suspect.
The house of Saud was paying off the hot heads, trying to keep them quiet. When 9-11 happened they realized some of those groups just hit their only major ally outside of Israel.
So they cut a deal. The US went to Afghanistan and Iraq, surrounding Saud’s major rival Iran, and the house of Saud sent the hot heads there for us to kill.
Except that over the last few months, someone at the State department must have blabbed. The US has cut major diplomatic ties with the Kingdom, and set up a deal with Iran. There are rumors that the US is also pushing a partition deal with Israel.
I suspect we are gearing up for a war with the house of Saud.
Who would the Saudis pay to fight on their behalf?