Overthrowing Governments
Since 1945, the United States has attempted to overthrow more than 35 foreign governments, and to put down more than 20 popular revolutions being waged against repressive regimes. American officials, who would not dare to interfere in matters of state of Kansas, do not hesitate to do so in the affairs of other nations.
http://vancouver.indymedia.org/news/2003/02/31310.phpDESTABILIZATION AND ASSASSINATIONS. If a country did not cooperate with the United States, the CIA frequently emerged as a destabilization and assassination force. Its clandestine operations assumed a variety of forms:
The outright murder of political leaders -- the Congo's Lumumba and Salvador Allende of Chile were just two heads of state who were eliminated.
Eight documented attempts to assassinate Fidel Castro, one of which occurred on the day John F. Kennedy was killed.
Direct conspiracies with terrorists and military forces to overthrow unfavorable countries such as the Congo, Indonesia, Chile, Greece, Guatemala, and Iran.
Funding of foreign politicians to overthrow democratically elected Goulart of Brazil in 1964; to elect Violetta Chamorro and her 15-party coalition and defeat the democratically elected Sandinista government in 1990.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/jphuck/BOOK3Ch3Part1.htmlIf your Country was the largest consumer of Oil on the Planet
and you had the ability to covertly overthrow the Regime that
Controlled thet largest amount of said Oil.
Would you do it.
Would you be tempted.
Especially if the Regime that controlled the Oil was being propped up
by you.
Cut out the middle man why should America be beholden to the Saudis
It's in Americas National interest after all.
I'm sure their are Factions ie the Neocons within the American
Establishment that would like nothing more than to Overthrow the House
of Saud.