> The US doesn't even import all that much oil from Saudi Arabia! It's only use is as a lever to press other countries that rely on Saudi oil to come under the

> The US doesn't even import all that much oil from Saudi Arabia! It's only use is as a lever to press other countries that rely on Saudi oil to come under the US fold. True, but they are the U.S.'s #1 purchaser of military weapons. > The U.S. sold a total of $55.6 billion of weapons worldwide in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 — up 33 percent from the previous fiscal year, and a near record. In 2017, the U.S. cleared some $18 billion in new Saudi arms deals. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-is-the-top-buyer-of-u-s-weapons/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-is-the-top-buyer-o...