To me this is just crazy, but why I am not surprised??
That's like his offer to let the Saudis control our major airlines and shipping ports.
Is there anyone here who agrees with me that this does NOT make sense, seeing as 16 of the 17 hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi?

>"WASHINGTON, July 27 — The Bush administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve an arms sale package for Saudi Arabia and its neighbors that is expected to eventually total $20 billion at a time when some United States officials contend that the Saudis are playing a counterproductive role in Iraq.
The proposed package of advanced weaponry for Saudi Arabia, which includes advanced satellite-guided bombs, upgrades to its fighters and new naval vessels, has made Israel and some of its supporters in Congress nervous. Senior officials who described the package on Friday said they believed that the administration had resolved those concerns, in part by promising Israel $30.4 billion in military aid over the next decade, a significant increase over what Israel has received in the past 10 years."

Oh good, let's just arm the WHOLE Middle East to the teeth. MORE death and destruction.
Not only is this a bad idea, it reeks of defense "capitalism".
Have their stocks rose <yet?>