Makes about as much sense as selling awacs to the Saudis.
You said — Makes about as much sense as selling awacs to the Saudis.
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Well, it did when Saddam Hussein was around and it does now for Iran... :-) ...
I remember in basic training at Lackland in 1960, I was pulling KP at the Foreign Officers mess hall. A couple of Saudis came through the chow line and I remember thinking that these guys were from the far end of the earth. Little did I know that 20 years hence, I’d be there, serving in the military attache’s office. They’ve been here for decades, folks.