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Terrorists recently attempted to blow up the Abqaiq oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. If you are wondering about the significance of such an action, a successful attack on this refinery could send oil prices to $100 a barrel and would take months to return to a nominal operating capacity.

So why on earth would a Muslim terrorist attack the House of Saud? Some feel that the corruption within the rulers of Saudi Arabia and their disregard for Islam are at the root of such attacks. Despite varying opinions, some things are indisputable: US dependence on Saudi oil, and the entanglement of US politicians and Saudi royals.

Have the terrorists identified our most vulnerable point? Is there anything we can do about it? OmniNerds already agree that American intervention for security of oil fields in Saudi Arabia would be costly at best and disastrous at worst.