Our friends the Saudis have responded to President Bush's multi-billion dollar sale of cutting-edge bombs by emphasizing that - actually - they kind of hate Israel:

The US president views the support of Arab neighbors as crucial to the ability of Palestinian leaders to strike and sustain a final peace deal with Israel, which Bush wants done by the end of the year. He also sees Arab acknowledgment of Israel's place in the region as vital to the process. But the US request seemed a tall order. At Rice's side, Saud said "I don't know what more outreach we can give the Israelis," he said, referring to an Arab peace plan and the sentiment in the region that Israel hasn't been meeting its obligations under an internationally sponsored roadmap, and that the US is too lenient on that point.

We're not foreign policy experts or anything, but since they're asking: something more they can do is endorse a peace plan that doesn't literally mandate that the Jewish State commit suicide. Just a thought. Or they could do something other than imply that they're willing to use US weapons to go to war with Israel if the Jewish State rejects their generous proposal of voluntary suicide. Also maybe an idea to throw around.

But at least the Saudis have been coming out strongly against Iran:

But Bush faced difficulty in convincing his Saudi hosts to wholeheartedly support the twin pillars of his Middle East tour -- greater backing from Arab states for the revived Middle East peace process and a willingness to confront the "threat" of Iran. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal gave a cool response to Bush's request, made in Jerusalem last week, that Arab countries "reach out" to Isreal to boost the revived Middle East peace talks. "I don't know what more outreach we can give to the Israelis," the minister told a press conference with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Faisal, speaking through an interpreter, also said Saudi Arabia had "nothing bad" against its powerful neighbour Iran. "Iran is a neighbouring country, an important country in the region. Naturally we have nothing bad against Iran."

Honestly, the administration is doing an absolutely crackerjack job in the Middle East. Kudos are obviously due to whatever department is responsible for advising the President on foreign policy. They clearly have a sophisticated understanding of global politics and diplomacy.

References:
* Pentagon details bomb-guidance kit sale to Saudis [Reuters]
* Saudi Arabia has 'nothing bad' against Iran [AFP]
* The Saudi Peace Iniative: A Discrete Way to Destroy Israel, Based on an Ethical Lie [MR]
* US Ally Saudi Arabia Threatens Israel With Destruction If Israel Doesn't Agree To Commit Suicide [MR]

Previously:
* Saudi Arabia Identifies True Cause of US-Saudi Tension - Jews
* Saudi Arabia At Annapolis: Israel Has No Right To Exist (Plus: By A Strange Coincidence, Their Conditions For A Peace Deal Would Require Destruction Of Israel)
* Hey Saudi Arabia, Shove It

Cross-posted to:
* Israpundit