US Discusses Invasion of Saudi Arabia

US Discusses Invasion of Saudi Arabia
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WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has raised the prospect of a
military invasion of Saudi Arabia.

The response could include the deployment of three U.S. Army divisions
backed by fighter-jets and airborne early-warning and alert aircraft.
In all, the U.S.-led mission could include up to 300,000 troops.

The House Armed Services Committee was briefed on the prospect of a
Saudi coup and U.S. response during a hearing on Oct. 26. The scenario
was outlined by Michael O'Hanlon, a senior fellow of the Brookings
Institution, who cited a Saudi coup as one of several threats to the
United States.

"How should the United States respond if a coup, presumably
fundamentalist in nature, overthrows the royal family in Saudi
Arabia?" O'Hanlon asked. "Such a result would raise the specter of
major disruption to the oil economy."

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