>>How could this ever be a good idea?
>>http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/13/report-u-s-saudis-close-to-largest-arms-deal-ever/?hpt=T2
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>75,000 jobs. Hopefully in US and not in China.

You spotted the same thing I did. I am not exactly comfortable with the U.S. being arms merchant to the world, but that's not new.