will not finally triumph over Islam. With regard to the Saudi's...

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    will not finally triumph over Islam.

    With regard to the Saudi's importance to the US market, you are wrong. However, it is not unimportant. The Saudis are probably more important to Europe and Japan. To quote from here:-
    http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/saudi.html

    "Saudi Arabia is a key oil supplier to the United States, Europe, and Japan; however, in recent years, Western Hemisphere producers (Venezuela, Canada, and Mexico) have challenged Saudi Arabia's dominance in the U.S. market. Asia now takes over 40% of Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports, as well as the majority of its refined petroleum product exports. The United States is Saudi Arabia's second largest oil export market, followed by OECD Europe. During the first seven months of 2002, Saudi Arabia exported 1.5 million bbl/d of oil (mainly crude) to the United States. For this time period, Saudi Arabia ranked second (after Canada, and just ahead of Mexico and Venezuela) as a source of total (crude plus refined products) U.S. oil imports, and first for crude only (ahead of Mexico, Canada, and Venezuela). Saudi Arabia is eager to maintain and even expand its market share in the United States for a variety of economic and strategic reasons. During the first seven months of 2002, Saudi Arabia's share of U.S. crude oil imports was 16.6% (down from 17.9% during the first seven months of 2001)."

 
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