This is supposed to be the trigger for the Saudis to sell their US government debt and the dollar/economy to collapse.
Which in itself is then the trigger for the U.S. Government (read that: US Senate) to vote to seize all Saudi Assets in the United States to protect them against claims by the families of the 9-11 victims.
This cuts both ways for the Saudi's. If they're dumb enough to sell the debt they're holding, they stand to lose much more in the way of American Assets.
Game, Set, Match: America.
And then there's the embargo's that our Government will put on Saudi oil which will give new life to the light shale oil revolution here in the U.S. Yes, Oil & Gas prices will spike temporarily, but never EVER bet against good old American ingenuity.
Never.
The Saudi's and Russians made that mistake when oil was over $100/bbl. Our guys are competitive again at $40/bbl from what I've read. If anything, now's the time to f*ck Saudi Arabia over.