Why would the Saudis want to keep the fires of rebellion burning? A sound thrashing of the revolutionaries in Libya would have a profound psychological effect on the revolutionaries in Bahrain and the would-be revolutionaries in The Kingdom.
The UN Resolution give the rebels new life. I don’t see how that benefits the House of Saud in the big picture, regardless of Abdullah’s personal score with Q’Daffy.
Without Arab League approval, there would have been no UN resolution. And without Saudi assent, there would have been no Arab League approval...