Pbs has done a show about Saudi Arabia that is full of things to know for all those looking for more about the US/SA connection and its history.
Saudi Arabia
I saw the program, it was very enlightening.
I was interested in the comment that we had the Saudi pay 50 billion dollars for the 1st Gulf War. And that the Saudi are still in finacial debt because of that deal to this day.
Hmm, that debt may be attributed to the fact that the royal house o’ Saud has stolen tens of billions of dollars in oil revenues. 
They need an accountant.