fifteen of the nineteen hijackers were saudi nationals. after september eleventh we saw the close relationship between saudi arabia and the united states began to disintegrate somewhat. but the us was very dependent on oil imports from the middle east including saudi arabia. we began to see american companies such as exxon mobil chevron and texaco shift from saudi arabia to africa which at the time was still relatively untapped. they focused on angola nigeria and the other countries along the gulf of guinea must. be there was doing. in the wake of nine eleven the u.s. began to pursue a new oil supply strategy in africa was just the beginning was that. saddam hussein and his sons must leave iraq within forty eight hours