U.S. Plans Sale of 900 Missiles to Saudi Arabia

[sjl127]

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t...cid=1126330710

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Bush administration said it would sell 900 sophisticated satellite-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia as part of a $20 billion arms sale intended to bolster military relations with Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf states and counter the rising influence of Iran.

The missile deal, valued at $123 million, was a mostly symbolic gesture, though the administration worried that some in Congress might object, since the missiles are some of the most accurate produced by the United States. The announcement came in a formal notification to Congress that coincided with Mr. Bush’s arrival here on the sixth day of his tour of the Middle East.

It was Mr. Bush’s first visit to the Saudi kingdom, part of an effort to reinvigorate a relationship that has been troubled by Iraq, the fight against terrorism, the threat of Iran and rising oil prices. King Abdullah met Mr. Bush at the airport and joined him in a review of an honor guard before a private meeting between the men on Monday night.

The $20 billion package was proposed last summer as a counterweight to a new American commitment to provide Israel with $30 billion in military aid.



I'm shaking my head in disbelief.

[MarcS]

coming back to bite us in the ass in 5....4....3....2....

http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/...ica-Rescue.wmv

[knight0334]

Hopefully those missiles will work as well as the F-14's that we sold to Iran. lol

[sluggie24]

MarcS.......... I just spit soda all over my keyboard due to your very true comment. Please try and post a warning a few lines up before posting any more witty remarks..........

Oh and the link you posted is dead as the video has been removed.

[sjl127]

Funny, I tried the link shortly after he posed it, about youtube, and it was jon stewart, and it got yanked this quickly?

Amazing...

[MarcS]

new link http://www.crooksandliars.com/Media/...ica-Rescue.wmv

[RocketFoot]

Did anyone see 'Lord of War?' Kinda reminds me of that movie...LOL

[billamj]

When we start getting facts instead of reports using phrases like "reports say" and words like "reportedly" or "purportedly" I'll concern myself. In the meantime, eh...

[00gt1]

bad.... idea.... bad.... idea

[jsb889]