Posted on 12/14/2021 8:05:51 PM PST by BenLurkin
The Emirati embassy in Washington said it would "suspend discussions" with the U.S., though meetings at the Pentagon this week between the two sides on other matters will move forward as planned. "The U.S. remains the UAE’s preferred provider for advanced defense requirements and discussions for the F-35 may be re-opened in the future," the embassy said in a statement.
The proposed sale of 50 F-35s to the UAE came at the end of former President Donald Trump’s administration, emerging from a deal that saw the Emiratis formally recognize Israel. President Joe Biden’s administration put the deal on hold after he took office, in part due to criticism of the UAE and Saudi Arabia over their yearslong war in Yemen, which has sparked one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and continues today.
Also included in the deal are 18 advanced drone systems and a package of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions.
Emirati officials blame an American insistence on restrictions on how and where the F-35s could be used and say they are a violation of the UAE’s sovereignty.
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In part. But the other part is that the administration simply hates Jews.
Biden is a damned fool.
If they could be used for abortion and submission to of LGBTQ domination then that would be part of how and where the F-35s could be used.
China or Russia will be happy to sell UAE their systems.
Another chorus of FJB now, a one ana two...
Biden is assuruing a war between Iran and the Arabs. No oil for us then.Which is what Joe and his asshat greenies want.
We ‘ll be back to driving horse and buggy, but then the horses fart too much methane, LOL/ You can’t win?
Tyrants view God as their competition.
UAE is involved with Chicoms Huawei 5G and US pressured UAE for being too friendly to the Chicoms.
This story mentions cost-benefit analysis separately UAE agreed about two weeks ago signed a deal for 80 French Rafale fighter jets when Emmanuel Macron visited the country.
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