Saabs fly?
Some do, look up "Griffin".
They certainly do!
The US delegation usually uses a lot of clout that might be questionable, like being politically ignored, shutting them out of negotiations about NATO deployment and such.
Some comments in this article.
http://www.warsawvoice.pl/view/855/
The JAS-39 Gripen is cheaper and more modern.
Sure, using what resources you have in such a negotiation may not be wrong, per se, but as a Swede, it's a bit bitter when you offer the better aircraft.