[Clintonfatigued]

You said it very well. The deaths and destruction were a tragedy. But maybe some good will come out of this: the Saudis will finally open their eyes and realize what they're dealing with. If the wealthy Saudi aristocrats would cut off the extremeists they've been subsidizing and tacitly bribing, Al Queida and their ilk would have a much harder time funding attacks and hiding out.

[bonesmccoy]

Is it possible that civil war and gov't instability in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is helpful in a geopolitical sense?

After all, what other nation has generated as much anti-Israeli sentiment?

Probably Syria... but wouldn't Saudi Arabia run a second?