US to Saudis: "You're on your own"??
The World Tribune reports, "U.S. threatens to abandon Saudis and their oil" (link may be perishable).

The United States has sent a tough message to Saudi Arabia that did not rule out abandoning of the kingdom's oil sector. ...

U.S. officials said despite its assurances, the Saudi government has not carried out a comprehensive upgrade in efforts to protect U.S. nationals in the kingdom. They said many Saudi-owned companies have failed to take significant steps to protect their facilities and Americans from Al Qaida attacks.

On June 20, Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Richard Lugar ... said that unless Saudi Arabia provides better protection to Americans "they're in deep trouble with regard to the oil business."