Take your metaphor pick

The US Secretary of State and US Defense Secretary were in Saudi Arabia selling arms and talking regional domination, so surely their hosts would provide their every desire. Magic awaited them:

The banquet given by King Abdullah on Tuesday night featured a buffet that stretched for 20 yards and featured an astonishing range of dishes, American officials said. Guests were seated so they could gaze upon a gigantic wall-size aquarium that included hundreds of fish and at least two eight-foot sharks that were themselves fed as some diners watched.

Let me be the first one to say; Middle East peace is soon to break out. You read it here first.

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