[Buckeye McFrog]

The Saudis need the higher oil price ..to maintain the welfare state

With good reason. My daughter was assigned to tutor some Saudi (and I use the term loosely) "students", and found them to be virtually unteachable arrested adolescents. They couldn't find their own ass if you spotted them the right cheek. Sure as hell they could not hold down any sort of actual job.

[353FMG]

Many Saudi engineers graduated from UT,Austin, but these hate Americans just the same.

[Vigilanteman]

My sister had a similar experience working in the library at a well-known institution of higher learning in Texas. It wasn't just the Saudis; it was any Arab from that part of the world. They basically wanted her to do the research and write their papers. Some even offered hefty sums of money that were very tempting.

But it was a clear prohibition in her employment contract even if she had been so inclined.