The speaker says the 1979 Mecca siege demanded Saudi monarchical abdication, U.S. removal from Saudi affairs, and Islamic governance, and that its suppression hardened Saudi Arabia and Iran into enemies competing to impose their visions of Islam on the region.
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Mecca Siege
The speaker says the 1979 Mecca siege demanded Saudi monarchical abdication, U.S.
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