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Lexington\u2019s Loren Thompson predicted that major defense contractors would still attend a business conference in Saudi Arabia despite a recent uproar over the country\u2019s human rights record. \u201cThe Saudi weapons market is too big for any defense contractor to ignore, and the Saudi leadership is too sensitive to take chances with.\u201d he told The Washington Post.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lexington\u2019s Loren Thompson predicted that major defense contractors would still attend a business conference in Saudi Arabia despite a recent uproar over the country\u2019s human rights record. \u201cThe Saudi weapons market is too big for any defense contractor to ignore, and the Saudi leadership is too sensitive to take chances with.\u201d he told The Washington Post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Trump Wants To Keep Lockheed, Boeing And Others In Business With Saudi Arabia (The Washington Post) - Lexington Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtoninstitute.org\/in-the-news\/why-trump-wants-to-keep-lockheed-boeing-and-others-in-business-with-saudi-arabia-the-washington-post\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Trump Wants To Keep Lockheed, Boeing And Others In Business With Saudi Arabia (The Washington Post) - 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