Again crucification in Saudi-Arabia.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by em2nought

It's a shame we didn't set off one nuke in Saudi Arabia the very next day, hell I'd have given them warning so they could clear out. We'd never be messed with again. We don't need them anymore, we can frack. We're a stronger nation when we're using our own oil anyway.

You couldn't frack in 2001, one nuke in Saudi Arabia would have put you back into Amish territory. Even now, with the fracking, the prices are controlled by Saudi Arabia. That nice cheap oil prices we have at the moment? Saudi Arabia trying to make sure that no-one buys Iranian oil.
Of course, the key question is whether fracking will bring self-sustainability in oil and how long such levels can be sustained. I think that fracking alone is not the answer, fracking whilst moving towards a post-oil based infrastructure and society is the key, but that means upsetting a lot of powerful companies so it will take a very long time to do.

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Oberon

You couldn't frack in 2001, one nuke in Saudi Arabia would have put you back into Amish territory.

You're correct, I guess revenge is best served cold.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by em2nought

You're correct, I guess revenge is best served cold.

Oh, don't worry, the Saudis are getting bitten by the snake they helped make. Their forays into Yemen are proving how completely inept their military is. Ever seen an M1A2 Abrams explode?


Yup, M1A2 Abrams vs Light Infantry, in US hands it would result in a lot of dead Light Infantry, in Saudi hands...

Eventually Daesh are going to launch a probe into Saudi Arabia, and the whole lot is going to collapse in on itself like a house of cards with mass defections from the Saudi military. Perhaps even the Saudi royals fleeing the country, probably to America.

Of course, this will put us in the interesting situation of having lost our major Muslim 'ally' in the region, which means we're going to have to go cap in hand to Iran who has got its act together when it comes to Daesh but who is also fighting a cold war against Saudi Arabia.

We're basically coming to a time where we're going to have to re-evaluate how we perceive certain nations in the Middle East, Iran in particular. Heck, even the Taliban are fighting against Daesh now.

[Betonov]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Perhaps even the Saudi royals fleeing the country, probably to America.

Perhaps ??
Most certainly. Lamborghinis and gold will flow out of SA and into US.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Betonov

Perhaps ??
Most certainly. Lamborghinis and gold will flow out of SA and into US.

Speeding fines too.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Speeding fines too.

Diplomatic immunity.