&gt;&gt; I believe the Saudis are in a race to cash out everything they can before either their regime is toppled or battery technology makes oil less desirable.<p>They&#x27;ve been talking about the regime imploding for practically 30 years now. Robert Baer predicted the collapse of the regime over a decade ago:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2003&#x2F;05&#x2F;the-fall-of-the-house-of-saud&#x2F;304215&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;magazine&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2003&#x2F;05&#x2F;the-fall...</a>