obama to have garage sale

[uscitizen]

The right condemned it back then too?

 

[uscitizen]

Saudi Arabia is America’s top customer. Since 1990, the U.S. government, through the Pentagon’s arms export program, has arranged for the delivery of more than $39.6 billion in foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia, and an additional $394 million worth of arms were delivered to the Saudi regime through the State Department’s direct commercial sales program during that same period. (Foreign Military and Construction Sales and Direct Commercial Sales are recorded and published by the Dept. of Defense in Foreign Military Sales, Foreign Military Construction Sales and Military Assistance Facts; the most current online edition includes information through FY 1999.)

U.S. Arms Clients Profiles--SAUDI ARABIA

 

[uscitizen]

Obama does something the righties normally support and they go bazonkers folks.
Great thread.

There was a reason we hadn't sold weapons to them before. Back in the 90's congress stoped a sale of f15 to the Arabs

We have not sold anything to the Arabs since the 90's?

 

[uscitizen]

US world leader in arms sales, Saudi Arabia no 1 buyer

LONDON (AFP) Oct 15, 2003
The United States sells more arms than any other country, and Saudi Arabia leads the world for buying arms among developing countries, a report from the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) said Wednesday.
The United States holds a 40.3 percent market share in arms sales, raking in 10.241 billion dollars (8.8 billion euros) from sales in 2002, according to the IISS annual report "The Military Balance 2003-2004", on arms around the world.

Saudi Arabia spent an estimated 5.2 billion dollars in 2002 buying weapons, despite having reduced arms purchases from the 1995-1998 period, the report said.

Britain, the world's second-largest arms seller, sold 4.7 billion dollars worth of weapons in 2002 and has a 18.5 percent market share. It is followed by Russia (3.1 billion dollars and 12.2 percent market share) and Francebillion dollars and 7.1 percent market share).

China comes fifth down the list selling 800 million dollars worth of arms in 2002 (3.1 percent market share), followed by Ukraine at 600 million dollars (the report did not publish the country's market share), Germany at 500 million dollars (two percent market share) and Italy at 400 million dollars (1.6 percent market share).

Israel, the world's ninth-largest arms seller, brought in 300 million dollars from sales in 2002, followed by Brazil at 200 million dollars.

Following on the heals of Saudi Arabia, Egypt was the second-largest buyer of arms among developing countries, spending 2.1 billion dollars in 2002.

Kuwait was in third at 1.3 billion dollars, followed by China (1.2 billion dollars) and Taiwan (1.1 billion dollars).

The Arab Emirates and India each spent 900 million dollars on weapons.

US world leader in arms sales, Saudi Arabia no 1 buyer

 

[fyrenza]

The right condemned it back then too?

OH!

Oops...

 

[rightwinger]

They aren't are friends, or did you miss that part?

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have a fairly cordial relationship. They certainly aren't our enemy.

You DO realize that Saudi Arabia is 100% Muslim, right?

For all that some folks want to say THAT doesn't make Any Difference?

I've LIVED in a Muslim country,

and believe me when I tell you,

It WILL make a difference...

Sure it will. Not like we haven't been selling arms to the Saudis for 50 years.

If they are ever threatened we will come in and save their ass....just like we did in Dessert Storm

 

[rightwinger]

US world leader in arms sales, Saudi Arabia no 1 buyer

LONDON (AFP) Oct 15, 2003
The United States sells more arms than any other country, and Saudi Arabia leads the world for buying arms among developing countries, a report from the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) said Wednesday.
The United States holds a 40.3 percent market share in arms sales, raking in 10.241 billion dollars (8.8 billion euros) from sales in 2002, according to the IISS annual report "The Military Balance 2003-2004", on arms around the world.

Saudi Arabia spent an estimated 5.2 billion dollars in 2002 buying weapons, despite having reduced arms purchases from the 1995-1998 period, the report said.

Britain, the world's second-largest arms seller, sold 4.7 billion dollars worth of weapons in 2002 and has a 18.5 percent market share. It is followed by Russia (3.1 billion dollars and 12.2 percent market share) and Francebillion dollars and 7.1 percent market share).

China comes fifth down the list selling 800 million dollars worth of arms in 2002 (3.1 percent market share), followed by Ukraine at 600 million dollars (the report did not publish the country's market share), Germany at 500 million dollars (two percent market share) and Italy at 400 million dollars (1.6 percent market share).

Israel, the world's ninth-largest arms seller, brought in 300 million dollars from sales in 2002, followed by Brazil at 200 million dollars.

Following on the heals of Saudi Arabia, Egypt was the second-largest buyer of arms among developing countries, spending 2.1 billion dollars in 2002.

Kuwait was in third at 1.3 billion dollars, followed by China (1.2 billion dollars) and Taiwan (1.1 billion dollars).

The Arab Emirates and India each spent 900 million dollars on weapons.

US world leader in arms sales, Saudi Arabia no 1 buyer

The same right wing that screams about the lack of jobs now whines about defense jobs through foreign sales.

The Defense industry is one of the few remaining industries that the US still leads the world. And wingnuts like bigreb whine about sales to the Saudis

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Obama does something the righties normally support and they go bazonkers folks.
Great thread.

There was a reason we hadn't sold weapons to them before. Back in the 90's congress stoped a sale of f15 to the Arabs

We have not sold anything to the Arabs since the 90's?

Yes I believe so

 

[bigrebnc1775]

US world leader in arms sales, Saudi Arabia no 1 buyer

LONDON (AFP) Oct 15, 2003
The United States sells more arms than any other country, and Saudi Arabia leads the world for buying arms among developing countries, a report from the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) said Wednesday.
The United States holds a 40.3 percent market share in arms sales, raking in 10.241 billion dollars (8.8 billion euros) from sales in 2002, according to the IISS annual report "The Military Balance 2003-2004", on arms around the world.

Saudi Arabia spent an estimated 5.2 billion dollars in 2002 buying weapons, despite having reduced arms purchases from the 1995-1998 period, the report said.

Britain, the world's second-largest arms seller, sold 4.7 billion dollars worth of weapons in 2002 and has a 18.5 percent market share. It is followed by Russia (3.1 billion dollars and 12.2 percent market share) and Francebillion dollars and 7.1 percent market share).

China comes fifth down the list selling 800 million dollars worth of arms in 2002 (3.1 percent market share), followed by Ukraine at 600 million dollars (the report did not publish the country's market share), Germany at 500 million dollars (two percent market share) and Italy at 400 million dollars (1.6 percent market share).

Israel, the world's ninth-largest arms seller, brought in 300 million dollars from sales in 2002, followed by Brazil at 200 million dollars.

Following on the heals of Saudi Arabia, Egypt was the second-largest buyer of arms among developing countries, spending 2.1 billion dollars in 2002.

Kuwait was in third at 1.3 billion dollars, followed by China (1.2 billion dollars) and Taiwan (1.1 billion dollars).

The Arab Emirates and India each spent 900 million dollars on weapons.

US world leader in arms sales, Saudi Arabia no 1 buyer

The same right wing that screams about the lack of jobs now whines about defense jobs through foreign sales.

The Defense industry is one of the few remaining industries that the US still leads the world. And wingnuts like bigreb whine about sales to the Saudis

Just because I start this thread does not mean I am whining.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

There was a reason we hadn't sold weapons to them before. Back in the 90's congress stoped a sale of f15 to the Arabs

We have not sold anything to the Arabs since the 90's?

Yes I believe so

Well, surprisingly enough, you're wrong again.

Read uscitizen's posts in this thread. We've been selling weapons to the Saudis for quite a while now.

 

[Againsheila]

US Plans $60 Billion in Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

15 of the 19 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia, now we're giving them the tools to do worse?

 

[Kalam]

This is news? The West in general and America in particular have supported Saudi Arabia since Ibn Saud himself was tearing across Najd. You are one of the reasons that oppressive governments in the ME continue to exist.