[Allan]

Frankly
I don't think Mecca much would be missed
even by the Moslems.
They'd get over it in a short while.
However
I'd recommend 24 hours warning be given
for women and children to clear out.
(I speak as one
who has had relatives do the Haj.)

[af_vet_1981]

I'd recommend 24 hours warning be given for women and children to clear out.

Of course. We also gave Hiroshima and Nagasaki warning as well. We are not barbarians.