You want to — you have to — arm the Saudis and the Gulf states who are allies because the threat is Iran.
You think the Saudis would do much actual fighting? I don't.
Saudi purchases of F-15's, M1 tanks, etc., is a means of buying the protection
of Uncle Sugar's armed forces. ... S.A has beaucoup M1 tanks, probably parked nose to tail in warehouses and brought out only for occasional parades ... Not got going to hurt anybody with 'em, except maybe Saudi dissidents.
One good thing that can be said for Saudi A. as opposed to Israel -- at least the Saudis pay for their American weapons, and don't resell American military technology to China.
Very astute IMHO...
