KSA

On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a US-based journalist and critic of Saudi Arabia's government, walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, where he was murdered. While campaigning Biden promised to punish Saudi Prince bin Salman but has now changed his mind. The Saudi's buy large quantities of military equipment from the US and that is seen as a good deal. If they did not buy from the US they would buy from the Soviets. While the profits from such sales helps the US economy there is another advantage. Using such high tech equipment requires a secure supply chain for replacement parts and this gives the US some control over how these weapons are used.