racedo, how about we remain on topic: Iran versus Saudi(such as it is). 9-11 has its own threads.
bcgallacher makes a couple of very cogent points; the first about the general lack of professionalism in the Saudi armed forces. The second being that the Saudis have (lucky for them) friends who may keep them from ever being put to the test.
Question for anyone interested: would it be in the interest of the region, and the world in general, for the Persians/Iranians to overcome the Arab dominance of the Holy Cities of Islam? When you consider the large populations of non Arab muslims all over the world (see Indonesia, Iran, Maylasia, etc) perhaps it's time for a change in the custodian of the holy sites.
I am not sure the current Iranian leadership necessarily wants to go there, since that would doubtless attract people to come into Arabia and begin a long series of car bomb attacks, as has been done in Iraq, but I wonder if a few of the hard line Imams and ayatollahs in Iran don't dream about that possible future.