This is exactly right. In fact if any of the people running the Middle East were more intelligent, they would've done just that decades ago. Aramco use to belon

This is exactly right. In fact if any of the people running the Middle East were more intelligent, they would've done just that decades ago. Aramco use to belong at least in part to the US until the 80s when it was bought out fully by the Saudis. It looks like they are selling it back in hopes of keeping Saudis a float. But really for how long. On the other hand, I have heard from some Capitalists that it's an easy game if you have money as long as you manage it well. It just keeps making more money and you don't have to do shit. The Saudis are pretty used to this by now, not doing shit, messing up the world, and being rewarded for their misdeeds.