Yes, it's very simple: We are infidels, and they are righteously upset that we are polluting the Holy Arabian Peninsula.
Well, I'm upset that they polluted Holy Downtown Manhattan and the Holy Pentagon, so whatever I do is understandable, no?
Nuke 'em till they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark.
There-now I'm sure this idiot will understand my POV-I'm just upset.
"Well, I'm upset that they polluted Holy Downtown Manhattan and the Holy Pentagon, so whatever I do is understandable, no?"
Brilliant! What a perfect comeback.
First, we had to get our troops out of Saudi, because that's where Mecca is located. Then it was get them out of the whole Middle East.
I gave these terrorists the benefit of the doubt about Mecca...in my little pea brain, I thought it might be the equivalent of a country having its troops in the Vatican. But after 9/11 it became clear that they declared war on us and the only option is to fight until we win.