I don’t think that quite does it justice.
The Saudis were incredibly unprepared for anything like this (then again, something as vile as attacking the holiest site in Islam and taking tens of thousands of namaazis hostage was unprecedented). They had to call in Pakistani and French special forces (who were allegedly temporarily converted to Islam so they could enter the site). Ultimately supplies ran low and the hostages were freed. Supposedly at that point the French came up with the idea of flooding the basement with water, then running a high voltage electrical current though it to electrocute the terrorists while minimizing damage to the structure.
Of course many Muslims initially blamed the US for taking over the Haram (I think the Iranian government had some role in spreading the lies and inciting the violence); as a result, Muslim mobs rioted in Islamabad and burned down the US Embassy there. I think there was a similar attack on the US embassy in Tripoli. Perhaps if the Saudis had allowed the in media instead of issuing a complete media blackout over the city, there could have been more impartial information available about who was actually responsible. Still, it’s unfortunate that many Muslims always feel the need to resort to conspiracy theories to blame the West for everything, even when its clear that the actual perpetrators call themselves Muslims.