Remember how many of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi Arabian? Yeah...

From the BBC again:

The Pentagon is set to notify the US Congress of a $60bn (£39bn) weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, reports quoting US officials say.
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Congressional officials warned that lawmakers could try to block the deal, but analysts say the prospect of job growth in the US defence industry could be another encouragement for lawmakers to approve it.

Money makes the world go round. Remember ol' Saddam getting the key to the City of Detroit?