| | From the Salafi-jihadist perspective, global infidels are a diverse group who have either not embraced the Prophet's message after 1400 years, or are Muslim lands ruled by tyrants. | | From the Salafi-jihadist perspective, global infidels are a diverse group who have either not embraced the Prophet's message after 1400 years, or are Muslim lands ruled by tyrants. |
| − | Global infidels broadly follow alliance schemes set down during the [[Cold War]], with a few alterations. [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[India]] are also reckoned among global infidels.<ref>The untapped resources among global infidels who have yet to confront the Global jihad directly on any battlefield - China, Japan, and India - have a combined GDP of $13 trillion. By contrast, ''all of Islam'', that is, the 57 members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have a combined GDP of $7.7 trillion. Jihadists will argue economic realities don't matter if Allah is on your side. </ref> | + | Global infidels broadly follow alliance schemes set down during the [[Cold War]], with a few alterations. [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[India]] are also reckoned among global infidels.<ref>The untapped resources among global infidels who have yet to confront the Global jihad directly on any battlefield - China, Japan and India - have a combined GDP of $13 trillion. By contrast, ''all of Islam'', that is, the 57 members of the {{wpl|Organization of Islamic Cooperation|OIC}}, have a combined GDP of $7.7 trillion. Jihadists will argue economic realities don't matter if Allah is on your side. </ref> |
| | + | [[File:Comparative value of Saudi Aramco assets 2014.png|thumb|400px|Comparative asset value of Saudi Aramco, the world's richest corporation against United States GDP, China, and total world economic output, in trillions in 2014.<ref>260 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves @ $89 pbl + 239.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves @ $2 (2014 avgs).[http://inflationdata.com/Inflation/Inflation_Rate/Historical_Oil_Prices_Table.asp]</ref> With the collapse of oil prices in 2015, these comparisons have been drastically revised. It should be noted however, Saudi Arabia is responsible for the collapse of global oil prices by flooding the market in an effort to combat their enemies -Putin, Iran, and the Islamic State (American frackers also have become collateral damage<ref>[http://www.againstcronycapitalism.org/2015/10/how-the-saudis-blew-up-the-us-fracking-industry/ How the Saudis blew up the US fracking industry], October 26, 2015.</ref>). In one sense these actions have upped the ante among Saudi Arabia's enemies as a motivating factor to remove the House of Saud. ]] |