It would not be legal for the House of Saud to transfer money, or goods, to the US military. You can't designate your taxes to only go to Defense, and the Saudis can't designate "gifts" to the US to only go for troops in Iraq. All US expenditures must be authorized by Congress, not just appropriated by them. It's not even the same situation as with the Contras, who were a third party, whom the Saudis (or whoever) were funding, with a little coordination by Ollie North.
The Saudis could hire a pot full of Mercenaries to do the work, but they can't rent the US Department of Defense, unless Congress authorizes it.
That's not likely to happen since it's not about the money, Dems love to spend money, it's about seeing the US defeated and the Republicans kept out of power, at least Congressional power, for a generation or more.
The goods, services and supplies required can be bought and provided to the US military abroad, by presidential arrangement with allies as the commander in chief, who is working under a congresional declaration of war.The dems can't vote for a war and then change their minds according to whatever moonbat kneejerk whacko new ideas they come up with from one month to the next. Not a cent will go through the pentagon. Credit for those goods and services will be paid for by third party allies to those corporations already servicing the US military in Iraq under already established executive contracts. The allies do not even need to be identified.
It would not be legal for the House of Saud to transfer money, or goods, to the US military.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
But it would be legal for them to transfer funds to corporations like Halliburton,Vinnel Corp, Bechtal Corp., Aramco, to name but a few, and upon whom the US military relies. Goods and services provided to the US military would not offend the law. It happens all the time on joint force tasking when many national defense forces work together. Nato is an example.
And I believe such an arrangement is in the works, and there will be nothing the Dems can do about it, unless they try to impeach the president or go to the Supreme Court on it. They would have no luck in either case. The Dems cannot dictate national defense policy, they can cut funding, but the President is not prevented from arranging for the continued military effort with support from committed allies, and that support does not have to monetary.
The goods, services and supplies required can be bought and provided to the US military abroad, by presidential arrangement with allies as the commander in chief, who is working under a congresional declaration of war.The dems can't vote for a war and then change their minds according to whatever moonbat kneejerk whacko new ideas they come up with from one month to the next. Not a cent will go through the pentagon. Credit for those goods and services will be paid for by third party allies to those corporations already servicing the US military in Iraq under already established executive contracts. The allies do not even need to be identified.