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Originally Posted by Pigfish
Seems the Saudis are distancing themselves from the Americans in a lot of ways. A crazy world.
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I think this is smart on the part of the House of Saud. With Great Britian currently the hotbed of Islamic activity outside of the Middle East, they want to warm up to the Brits by giving them a big chunck of business. Defense contracts are currently a buyer's market, and the Saudis are loaded with cash.
Of course, distancing themselves from the US makes them more popular with their neighbors as well. Win-win here.