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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLockheed Martin, Boeing Rally Around Saudi Arabia, Wave Off Humanitarian Concerns
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/33111-lockheed-martin-boeing-rally-around-saudi-arabia-wave-off-humanitarian-concernsRepresentatives from two major defense contractors whose advanced weaponry is being used in the Saudi Arabia-led bombing campaign that has killed scores of civilians in Yemen were quick to defend the human rights record of the Persian Gulf kingdom in a panel discussion held last week in Washington, D.C.
Ronald L. Perrilloux Jr., an executive with Lockheed Martin, complained of an atmosphere of hostile media reports shaping the views of Congress, most of which, he said, are patently false.
Another significant irritant, Perrilloux said, is the application of human rights laws toward U.S. allies in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. Perrilloux argued that these countries, despite being better partners to us than some of our NATO allies, were being unfairly judged compared to Chinese human rights abuses.
Democrats on Capitol Hill recently blocked arms transfers to Saudi Arabia over concerns regarding the rising civilian death toll caused by the campaign.
Jeffrey Kohler, a retired Air Force lieutenant general who left the military and now work as a vice president at Boeing, declared, We ought be encouraging that type of cooperation and facilitating and helping them with the gaps instead of just throwing stones.
Perrilloux added that the biggest thing we can do to help them finish the job is to provide them with the benefit of our experiences, with training of their forces, and probably replenishment of their forces.
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Lockheed Martin, Boeing Rally Around Saudi Arabia, Wave Off Humanitarian Concerns (Original Post)
eridani
Oct 2015
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CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)1. Couldn't Lockheed Martin and Boeing devote their talents to something more constructive? nt
Octafish
(55,745 posts)2. Better cash the checks, SA projected bankrupt by 2020.