Meanwhile Back At The MIC- U.S. Announces Largest Arms Sale Ever: To Saudi Arabia

[Panaconda]

US announces massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia
October 21, 2010 - 6:14AM




The United States announced Wednesday its largest arms sale ever, hundreds of advanced warplanes and helicopters for Mideast ally Saudi Arabia in a deal worth up to 60 billion US dollars.

The plan allows for the sale to Riyadh of 84 F-15 fighter jets, 70 Apache attack helicopters, 72 tactical Black Hawk helicopters and several Little Birds, lightweight helicopters often used in special operations, assistant secretary for political-military affairs Andrew Shapiro said.

The sale, which also includes the upgrade of 70 used F-15s, is "not to exceed 60 billion" US dollars, Shapiro told reporters. The delivery of the weapons would be spread over 15 to 20 years.

President Barack Obama's administration officially notified Congress of what Shapiro described as a "significant" arms sale to Riyadh.

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http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/us-announces-massive-arms-sale-to-saudi-arabia-20101021-16uiy.html

[mikelgb]

1. why not just shoot us? It's cheaper and quicker.

[Panaconda]

2. Two reasons

1) Too obvious. Our governmental mafia likes its plausible deniability;

2) It would cut their funding. We're footing the bill.

Others can probably add to this list of reasons

[TBF]

3. More business as usual. K&R nt

[Panaconda]

4. Yep

Always money for the murder machine. Gotta protect those profits.

[maryf]

5. knr

[TBF]

6. Kick for the evening nt

[leftstreet]

7. ! sWEeT !

[HCE SuiGeneris]

8. The MIC siphon keeps hosing US.

The amount of tax dollars squandered on the endless manufacture, use and sales of arms is our bane.

Enough is enough, happened eons ago... yet, here we are. *very heavy sigh*

[maryf]

9. morning kick

[mdmc]

10. ..