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^Saudis tourism might even go higher then Americans.
Not really, the vast majority of tourism to the country is islamic pilgramages. Other than that, no one wants to visit there because it´s a giant desert. And when I say desert, I mean giant lifeless sand heep that makes Tatooine from Star Wars seem like a garden paradise. Yes, tourism plays a big part of the economy of the US, and other countries like Canada, France, Japan, Australia, and such, but Saudi Arabia doesn´t have that lure minus the islamic pilgramages.
Everytime the Muslim population rises, Saudis Money rises.
Not really, that´s like saying as a mormon populationa rises, Utahan money rises. In reality, the vast majority of muslims outside the middle east go to Mecca and Medina a few times at most in their entire lives, it´s not exactly something you should stake your entire economy on as your oil runs out.
Since you must go to the Hajj if you can afford it. Hajj is in Saudi.
Well there´s no worldwide muslim police forcing people too, so again it´s a terrible thing to bet on. The small prosperity that the Middle East has, minus Israel, will be going away soon. While I´m anti oil and for a complete phase out of the substance, I do recognize it´s not too late for the US to nationalize it´s own oil supplies, link them with countries like Venezuela and Cuba, and use them to create a post oil economy. Hell, we just built that giant offshore wind farm in Mass. However, I don´t see much hope for a place like Saudi Arabia unless they start to act right now.
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