[andy_card]

No kidding. Heck, if we wanted to, we can probably take over Saudi Arabia with the troops that we have right now. After all, we have bases all over the middle east.

You don't seem to understand. Our troops are all that are propping up the present Saudi regime. All we'd have to do to topple the House of Saud would be to withdraw our troops, and I guarantee you that within half a year, either the military or Islamic fundies will be running things. As a result, we've got them by the short and curlies. So let's exploit the situation to the fullest.

[steveegg]

Slight problem with that analysis; the House of Saud IS the fundies.

[Thud]

We'll have to stand in line to bring down the Saud regime once we withdraw our official protection from it.

[Shermy]

Seize fields? Don't know...could use my "arm the slaves" idea from way back...arm the Indians, Pakis, Phillipinos who do all the work there, divvy it up between them.

Not likely, but what the heck...