No, they don't. It's an existential question versus inconvenience. Trashing the KSA could be spun as a national security or human rights decision.
> the oil market is world-wide
Trashing the KSA would be expensive, but not catastrophic. Rising oil prices would help American exporters. Furthermore, we have laws on our books to ban the export of crude; WTI could be low while Brent soars.
No, they don't. It's an existential question versus inconvenience. Trashing the KSA could be spun as a national security or human rights decision.
> the oil market is world-wide
Trashing the KSA would be expensive, but not catastrophic. Rising oil prices would help American exporters. Furthermore, we have laws on our books to ban the export of crude; WTI could be low while Brent soars.