re: #587 CuriousLurker

A few guesses:

I’d also keep in mind the fact that Mecca is in Saudi Arabia. Any attack on Mecca—accidental or otherwise—would trigger a massive conflict reaching from the shores of Europe to the Far East. Even a perceived threat to Mecca could start a major upheaval. Sunnis, Shias, Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Pakistanis, etc. would all put their differences aside in defense of Mecca. I guarantee it.

Would the Saudis risk do any of those things over us cutting off aid to the Palestinians? I don’t know. What I do know is it’s not a joke and nor would it be solved by some sort of cowboy “let’s nuke ‘em all back to the Stone Age” bullshit. I’m not saying that you (or any here is recommending that), but I have heard people—including at least one politician, Tom Tancredo—speak of bombing Mecca.

Requoted for emphasis.

Invading Saudi is something that just can’t be done, and even talking about bombing Mecca is insanely stupid. Why don’t we just put Jerusalem on the list too?