This article is written by a Saudi advisor. Basically to sum it up, if the US pulls out of Iraq, violence will increase against Sunnis because the US will no longer be there to protect them from Iranian backed militias. If that happens Saudi Arabia may decide to intervene in Iraq (at least that's what this guy advocates).

Quote:In this case, remaining on the sidelines would be unacceptable to Saudi Arabia. To turn a blind eye to the massacre of Iraqi Sunnis would be to abandon the principles upon which the kingdom was founded. It would undermine Saudi Arabia's credibility in the Sunni world and would be a capitulation to Iran's militarist actions in the region.

To be sure, Saudi engagement in Iraq carries great risks -- it could spark a regional war. So be it: The consequences of inaction are far worse.

Are we in for a war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, two of the biggest oil suppliers in the world? While some on here may sardonically say, "Let them kill each other", what effect will this have on not only the world economy, but stability of the mid-east.

Not something that I'll be looking forward to.

Quote:The writer, an adviser to the Saudi government, is managing director of the Saudi National Security Assessment Project in Riyadh and an adjunct fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. The opinions expressed here are his own and do not reflect official Saudi policy.

I think it's possible but Saudi Arabia has never come across to me as a defender of people. They pretty much sit back and count their $$$. I don't know that the royal family would mess with that.

They may though. Anything is possible. Heck it wouldn't surprise me if Russia was pulling the strings of this stuff in an effort to drive the region into a war so more countries have to look to them to supply their oil needs.