“We’ve sold weapons to the Saudis for a long time. If we don’t, the Ruskies will -”
I sell drugs and guns to my neighbor, If I don’t the gang around the corner will.
Poor analogy.
It is possible to have a neighbor who does not possess drugs or illegal guns. It is not at all realistic to imagine that the entire nation of Saudi Arabia will not have a standing army. It most certainly will have an army - and the only question is who supplies it. And supplying it gives us a smidgeon of control.
RPG magnets for Yemeni tribesmen. Saudis need replacements. One thing for certain, none will suffer as much as a scratch from ISIL in Syria....