The Saudi Royalty (House of Saud) rules the people of Saudi Arabia and immigrant workers with the support of the US military presence. Many people outside of the royal palaces live in extreme poverty while the Saudi Royalty live in wealth..
Texas is in a similar situation, the Bush family's wealth compared the the majority of Texans scraping by in poverty, locked away in prison, etc.. follow this same pattern throughout America..
Is it any coincidence that the Bush family has close ties with the House of Saud since the 1930's, both profiting from the immense oil reserves under the desert sand?
The movement to topple the House of Saud is ongoing, many people want the US military out of Saudi Arabia so that the inequality of wealth and power can be restored to balance..
Maybe the easiest way to stop US oil dependency and resulting pollution would be to finally oust the Saudi Royalty and US military from Saudi Arabia before the oil infrastructure in Iraq is fully operational..
Whoever thought helping topple the House of Saud could also help the lungs of American children afflicted with asthma from smog?
See also:
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/56F9EAA5-47FD-4378-BB06-44002192C7D3.htm
Saudi Quicksands of Poverty
http://207.44.245.159/article3412.htm