Should the U.S. be selling $20billion worth of arms to Saudi Arabia OR nuclear bombing Mecca?

Neither.

Bombing Mecca would guarantee every Arab and every Muslims would put aside their differences and declare war on the US -- 20% of the world's population united against us despite their internal differences.

But Saudi Arabia is the primary foreign supporter of insurgents in Iraq, and 15 of the 19 hijackers from 9/11 came from Saudi Arabia -- so not really an ally either.

Though many people are saying “neither”, I’ll attempt to answer.

My political views aside, supplying Saudi Arabia with arms would be a much more amiable choice than the latter. Considering the Saudis are rather close with the Bush Administration and given that the US would be benefiting from the income, it would be a better option. It is also important to remember that the terrorists involved in 9/11 did not have any impermeable ties with the Saudi administration, so connecting the two is a weak argument.

Bombing Mecca would be like nuking Rome in order to wipe out the Vatican City. The actual terrorists that threaten the United States are a small sect, and Mecca is first and foremost a place of religious piousness. Lumping up all Muslims into one stereotype is ignorant. Not to mention mass murder would be the ultimate hypocrisy after 9/11.

Well enemy's are never any good, but allowing a supposed friend to cross you like the Saudis have is a plain dumbass move. Then again what politician would want to stand up to Arabia? I mean come on, all the oil, 7% investments in US economy, best friends with the Bush administration! Screw the fact that 15 of the hijackers were Saudi, that doesn't mean the Saudis are housing Al-Qaeda right? And Osama, he's just a bad Saudi egg they let fall out of the nest a long time ago...

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Obviously Saudi Arabia is an enemy of the US, they have been exporting Wahabi terrorism for decades. But they also export a huge amount of oil. They are misogynistic fascists, but they tend to hate our enemies. And they tend to buy our goods. Saudis suck A**, but we have other countries to level before we deal with Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is a friend of the U.S. We arm them to keep the perpetual war going and our arms sales going. Why do we arm both sides of the war? Money and control. Instability forever in the Middle East and constant fear in the US keeps the ruling elite in control.

Neither. Especially with nuclear weapons. The moment the United States launches nuclear weapons against any nation, it's over for all of us.

20billion will ensure a more unstable violent middle east

nuking mecca will ensure every american head cut off by a furious muslim population of 1 billion

weigh them

Neither, they should keep themselves and their arms at home. However, they'll do whatever is most stupid and ten years later say it was brilliant. It's the American way.