First, we DON'T NUKE MECCA!! A good deal of my strategy is banking on the probability that the nuking of MEDINA will be sufficient to convince ALL MUSLIMS that the game is over; they have no cards and need to FOLD, NOW! This horror, along with the very real and demonstrably UNPREVENTABLE threat upon Mecca should do 2 things: 1) convince ALL Muslim countries to eradicate all terrorist cells within their borders (they ALL know EXACTLY where they are) lest some loose cannon cause the utter decimation of their religion, and 2) plant HUGE seeds of doubt in the minds of Muslims everywhere about the ability of their god to prevent the infidels from doing anything -- much akin to the Japanese seeing their puny little (god) emperor signing surrender papers for Big Ole Gen. MacArthur.
We cease to use their oil, develop an exclusive western hemisphere relationship with the likes of Mexico (which has proven reserves nearly equal to that of Saudi), Venezuela, and Ecuador, for their oil products while stimulating further exploration of our own, along with research and development toward alternate energy sources. Saudi (and Gulf) oil revenues wither in absence of US consumption. Relations w/ our Latin American neighbors become cozier and more vibrant. We negotiate a price that is more than fair, and stable, disengaging them from OPEC. We offer teamwork with all 3 countries in building schools and medical infrastructure (kind of the old JFK Alliance For Progress, which died a-borning). Environmentalists lose support as our needs for new energy overwhelm them in the PR arena. Coal usage in electricity production should increase 33%, using the awesome pollutant-scrubbing technology we now have.
They kick us out? Good. Our troops are in danger over there anyway; plus we're considered pollution on their sand, even though we're just there to SAVE THEIR SHAGGY BUTTS.
We would need to remove the House of Saud first and make Saudi Arabia an American protectorate.
You know what? If all I said above should fail to meet our energy needs, what you say is do-able, and under the "Doctrine" of our wimpiest president ever -- the Carter Doctrine. In it, he actually asserted American (and Western world) "dibs" on Gulf oil, so as to keep the flow of it open, by force, if necessary. But, my theory is that it would not be needed. Here is a chance for us to "pull our horns in" a bit, and trade more locally.
Muslims in America will go beserk,...You'd have to plan on interning (or killing) 30+ million Americans...
I don't think they could do much -- partly for the same reason their Middle Eastern buddies couldn't do much: sheer terror over possibly triggering the loss of Mecca. As to 30+ million, I had no idea; I thought they were only about 1/10 that number; and here in America, they're frightened.
I KNOW what I advocate is radical; but I am positive it would work. I'm also positive that every other "solution" out there is nothing but 1) tilting at windmill symptoms or 2) abandonment of Israel to placate the rags, which is UNTHINKABLE for me.