[91B]

If we cut off the source of funds-western money buying Saudi oil-the jihadniks will not be able to export terrorism as easily. Besides, the unstated point of my post is that if the fundamentalists were in charge, they would run the KSA into the ground pretty quickly and get themselves ousted in pretty short order (probably replaced by a more pro-western government).

[arthurus]

They won't be ousted by any inside forces. That's why we have to keep a presence in Iraq and Qatar, etc. We will have to do the job. Meanwhile we need to avoid the disruption in the first place. When we can maneuver us and them into a position where we can take out the Saudis without losing the oil or if we have substitutes lined up, it will be done.