From: "Rich Gauszka" 

So why shouldn't the Saudis align themselves with Russia and China  on arms sales?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/05/world/middleeast/05weapons.html?ei=5065&en=9c
dce962bc943746&ex=1176436800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

WASHINGTON, April 4 - A major arms-sale package that the Bush
administration is planning to offer Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf
allies to deter Iran has been delayed because of objections from Israel,
which says that the advanced weaponry would erode its military advantage
over its regional rivals, according to senior United States officials.

The United States has long committed to preserving what is known as
Israel's "qualitative military edge," or Q.M.E. "Israel has
expressed concern that this proposal could affect the Q.M.E.," said a
Defense Department official. "We don't want to go to Congress until
we've got everybody on board." Israel and the United States have been
in discussions over a new military aid package that could increase American
support for Israel's military to around
$3 billion from $2.4 billion.

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