[liberallarry]

Maybe we could have turned him over to the Russians. Maybe we should have.

But that's not the point. In 1996 there was already so much support for Osama in Saudi Arabia that the government was afraid of him. Now there's far more.

Saudi Arabia is our strongest ally among the Arabs and the country most central to our economic well-being.

[GretchenEE]

In 1996 there was already so much support for Osama in Saudi Arabia that the government was afraid of him. Now there's far more.

Could you provide some back up, some source material, on that support: who was / is supporting ObL there, what is the Saudi government afraid ObL will do in Saudi Arabia, etc?