Is A Multi-Billion Dollar Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia A Good Idea? Common sense say no but its Bush right?
Does it even matter that most of the 911 hijackers are saudis? Why did we not go to war with them? OK. Lets give them a break since there is so much money there that could go into the pockets of the already superrich here, makes sense the way our system works. But this cowardly, evil administration could not let it end there, now we are going to supply the main country responsible for 911 with tactical weapons, hmm. I wonder when the rest of you are going to wake up and smell the greed, not only greed of money but more potent, power. These kinds of people, elites we will call them, will stop at nothing to destroy our way of life in order to make more money no matter who or how many die. Americans should be beyond feeling betrayed at this point and need to go into tar and feather mode. This administration and congress is an embarrassment, but this arms deal is much more than a bad idea, its an alliance with the enemy. Only the good die young, all the evil seems to live forever. Wow, some real great answer's here, will need more time to look them over. And just to clarify, Im neither Republican or Democrat, I am Independent who votes for the best person no matter what party they are in, the party means nothing, their record does! I can say I am a enemy of anything that is evil, corrupt, and wrong, and this includes Saudi Arabia. We should never allign our country with another, only trade of goods and services, never weapons or wars, and the United Nations is as corrupt if not more than our current government so it needs to go to, I would agree the US should break away from this world power and do zero business with anyone who is a member, others would follow right away, trust me. The only reason many countries are even in the UN is because of us, it is a dying entity with no purpose or direct goal, it needs to go now. As for the middle east, I would ignore it or destroy it, and I suggest Israel get their sh*t together because the cash and weapons train endsnow
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Saudi citizens were involved in 9/11, not the government. Big difference there. Seeing as how our national debt is huge, yes a multi-billion dollar arms deal is a great idea. Clinton sold military technology to North Korea, and look where that got them. At least the Saudis have long been a US ally.
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No it is not.. The saudi's have funded whabbiism, the most hateful & violent form of islam in Saudi schools. They teach it in their schools and export it throughout the middle east. For far too many administrations we have looked the other way while our so called friends attacked us from behind. The time is now to send them a clear cut message that we are not happy. A few items: 1. Osama, as we all know is a Suadi. In fact, to many opposing the royal family (about every Saudi that's not a millionare) he's a national hero. Fifteen of the 9/11 hijakers were Saudi nationals. Ditto for aprox 75% of the al Qaeda prisoners subsequently held at Guantanamo "the worst of the worst." 2. Back in 1996 when Sudan had Osama in custody, The Saudi government declined the offer to have him extradited back home. Reason? He was too popular, let him go. . 3. Saudi citizens blew up the National Guard facility in '95 and the Khobar barracks in '96. Two Saudis and one Egyptian hijacked a plane to Baghdad in 2000. Saudis were almost certainly behind the atttack on the USS Cole as well as hundreds of other terrorists activities prior to 9/11 from Kenya to Chechnya-- and yet, unlike say, an Argentinian or a Frenchman, Saudis did not have to bother to appear at a screening at an American embassy to get to the US. A system called 'Visa Express' took care of it for a fee. In other words, any Saudi travel agent stood in place of the American government. Baer tells us that under this system, Osama himself could have gotten through. 4.The Saudi government has not allowed the FBI or any US agency to question the relatives or associates of the 9/11 hijackers despite repeated requests. 5. The Royal Family is demented. Made up of five extended 'dysfunctional' families presently run by King Fahd's favorite wife, Jawara and her son Abd-al Aziz, or Azuzi ( 'deary' as Mommy calls him ) they spend more money than France on their 'army' --a praetorian palace guard. 6. There is no rule of law, it's a Mafia chieftain's paradise run by deary. Leaders of the world in public beheadings (Riyadh plaza is commonly known as Chop-Chop square) The Royals hedge their bets by supporting universities which are, in fact, ultra fundamentalist Anti American hate camps. 7. Further hedging are shows of piety put on by their muttawa, the public-decency police, which performs the useful function of beating women on the legs and arms if their robes are too short. In March 2002 it blocked the exit of a girl's school on fire because the girls weren't properly covered. Fourteen died. Not unusual in a country which Baer contends is 'the most sexually repressed on earth' Women are kept out of touch with men until the day they marry. A woman cannot drive, Only 5% of them work, if she needs to go anywhere a male relative must chauffer and chaperone her. In desperation, Saudi men have written their cell phones and taped it to cars they are trying to 'sell' in the hope some brazen Saudi girl will call them--even if they risk public stoning. These are the poor, of course as to the rich, it's THE Middle eastern joke that Saudis spend a staggering amount of its GDP on sex--in Europe's red light ditricts.
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Actually... Afghanastan was the country with the most to directly do with 9/11. Many of the bad guys were of Saudi descent, but that was about the end of it. They had no KNOWN active role. I oppose selling them weapons though. Not a good idea. Bush is awesome at bad ideas though.
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Its hard to believe anyone actually supports this sale of weapons. I mean, think about it. We are 'fighting them over there, so we dont have to over here', right? Does it seem like a good idea to deliver 20 billion $ of high tech weaponry to Saudi Arabia? Just the fact that we are 'counterbalancing' it by increasing aid to Isreal is a red flag. We are giving our ally more money to defend themselves with because we KNOW that these weapons can be used against them.
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then you will have the idiots like the one above me( Pfo) that will cry " yeah but but but Bill Clinton " did this or that while completely writing the current idiot a blank check. Go ahead George do whatever you want, you ran as a republican therefore you can do no wrong!!
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There are families who have so much money scattered all over this world that most people would not comprehend. These families have many members in government positions (Congress and Senate, local governments, top banks, need I go on) and they own companies that make chemicals, weapons, plastics, everything most people use daily or the components used to make those things. Anyways, these families go way back, and they will be making the money off of this arms deal. Ask yourself this. WHO is BUILDING these weapons and the components of these weapons? Whose bottom line is fattened by this deal, and all others like it? These people are like Judas was to Jesus, sell-outs. And for very little (in the scheme of things) I might add. This arms deal is bad, but what can a person do but conduct their own life in a truthful fashion. After all, each person is accountable for their own self and their own actions.
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First of all, congratulations for using the term "common sense" and George Bush in the same sentence without sarcasm. A lot of people, particularly those in Congress, have forgotten about "Desert Storm" since it was soooooo long ago. If Iraq decides to attack them how will they be able to defend themselves? Or maybe this time it could be Iran! Are we supposed to send troops over there to defend them? I hardly think so! (Disclaimer: For the sake of some of the people that read this, I'm being sarcastic). Let's face it, there's plenty of money to be made selling weapons and Bush's pals can't wait for another invasion. With the looming financial threat that the Iraq situation my become less profitable the quick buck is to sell billions of dollars of weapons to a potential threat. That way, if (when) a future administration can concoct a reason to invade them they'll have to have even better and more expensive weapons to combat the threat. It's a win-win situation! Except for the average guy.
