Frankly, I think we should nuke Mecca...but since we're not talking about a U.S citizen, maybe it isn't required yet.
Glad we're keeping a sense of perspective lol.
Basically the Sauds are relearning the lesson Europeans found out over the last few centuries: royals may be cute on stamps and the like, but massively increasing their executive role to lead a nation state is very much a gamble.
“nation” state
I don’t think there’s much in the way of Saudi nationalism. Bribes to tribal sheikhs and passive obedience to the royals as demanded by their puppet clerics don’t count imo. Nor does MBS’s cult of personality among the Young and the Restless of Saudi.
