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Jeneral2885 Donating Member (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 09:09 AM
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Barack Obama to authorise record $60bn Saudi arms sale
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/13/us-saudi-arabia-arms-deal

"Biggest arms deal in US history will shore up a Gulf ally against Iran threat, but angers Tehran and worries Israel"

hmmm...long time since they mentioned Saudi Arbai in US foreign policy
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 09:16 AM
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1. WTF?
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VMI Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 09:28 AM
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2. Lord of War.
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zipplewrath Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 09:34 AM
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3. Balance of trade
Gets some of our oil money back.

Kinda a "stimulus" program from the Saudis.

Think of it as a jobs program for the MIC.
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jefferson_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 09:48 AM
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4. Meh...
Please pardon my non-outrage.
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judy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 09:57 AM
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5. Ah, Deja Vu...
Reminds me of Ronald Reagan...yuck...
I thought we were going to go for diplomacy...but of course, selling weapons gives a kick to the economy.
However, it is like putting a band aid on gangrene. It just hides the decay, until the limb falls off...
Enough warmongering and fear, already!
Let's take care of our Pakistani friends dying by the thousands in the floods...
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Sheepshank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-13-10 09:59 AM
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6. Guardian?
"Barack Obama to authorise record $60bn Saudi arms sale"

I wouldn't have been surprised if the entire article was about how Saudies are selling their body parts, and arms are bringing in the best prices, but since Obama is a Moslem and all his permission was sought and given.:sarcasm:
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