US to sell arms worth US$1.4b to four Middle East states

[lovuian]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/303977/1/.html

WASHINGTON : The Pentagon notified Congress Thursday of possible sales of missiles, armored vehicles and cargo aircraft upgrades worth nearly US$1.4 billion to four Mideast states.

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earlier this year promoted a much larger package of arms sales to the region earlier this year as a means to counter Iran.

The biggest of the possible arms sales announced Thursday was to Saudi Arabia, which the Pentagon said wants to buy 61 light armored vehicles, and 50 Humvees along with assorted guns, machine guns and night vision goggles.

The Defense Security and Assistance Agency said the sale would be worth 631 million dollars.
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Russia and USA military companies are making a killing all because of these mideast tensions rising
money money money

[daninthemoon]

1. Counter Iran. This is so sick. We go in. We stir everybody up.

Get all the suunis and shias aching to go at it. Then we sell them the arms to go at it. $$$ This is going to be so much worse than Vietnam.

[upi402]

2. Our next enemies... batter up!

Will they ever learn?
Will we?