[varyouga]

At worst, Saddam will be replaced by someone far worse who will create an Islamic terror base funded by oil. A wealthy version of North Korea pointing WMDs at the world.

At best, Iraq will descend into civil war and they will kill each other.

The Gulf is still in danger of being shut down at any moment and that danger increases every day with Islamists taking over Iraq.

[bert]

ISIL is not the threat to the Gulf states.

The principle threat is Iran. The mullahs covet Mecca and the wealth of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the others.