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Originally posted by Rick Latona
It isn't oil or Bin Laden that protects Saudi Arabia. They are the home to Mecca and Medina the holiest of lands for the Islamic faith. It would be an all out world war.
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That's a good point. It's interesting that today's geographical divisions (i.e. the state of Saudi Arabia) contain Mecca and Medina so as a consequence western troops near Riyadh are considered to be in "The Holy Land".