The Continued Pledge

The Saudi government has pledged to keep pumping oil and selling it at "a reasonable price" after the death of King Fahd. This comes as no surprise to anyone who follows foreign policy, as anyone who knows anything about Saudi Arabia knows that their only three natural resources are oil, sand, and angry young Wahabbis.

I'll tell you what. If anyone who's reading this post thought that King Abdullah, who had been crown prince for two decades, and who had been the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia since King Fahd's stroke in 1995, and who had continued King Fahd's policy of allying himself with the West, was suddenly going to order the oil wells capped the moment he got the crown, go ahead and post that in the comments section.

Two words, folks: "Not news."

UPDATE: Oh, and one more thing. Back in May, Lee seemed convinced that Saudi Arabia was going to change its name to "Jihadville" when King Fahd died, because it would open things up for Prince Faisal to take the throne. I repeatedly explained just what the term "crown prince" means, but nobody seemed to listen. I know that the lovely Manda, whose doppelganger I saw at the gym again today, thought I was obsessed with criticizing Lee. Basically, I'm going to say "I told you so", and move on. Dig?