To: a fool in paradise
Why does he make concessions for those Islamics who cling to religion and guns?
The US has been arming the Saudis for decades. This particular sale has been in the works since 2007. I agree we shouldn't be arming the Saudis, who are aggressively promoting their strain of Islamic fundamentalism worldwide, but it's not just an Obama thing - if any of the Republicans running in 2008 had won, this sale would still be happening.
To: AnotherUnixGeek
My point is that President Obama, the FBI, and the Secretary of State all weighed in AGAINST the offensiveness of burning a koran.
I want to see this same “so called Christian” president speak out against the Saudi government burning Christian bibles.
13 posted on
09/14/2010 11:17:06 AM PDT by
a fool in paradise
(Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Yep, you nailed it. Rightly or wrongly, the Saudis have been one of the biggest buyers of U.S. arms for a long time. They like the high end stuff, particularly for their air force, and they have the cash to pay for it.
17 posted on
09/14/2010 11:30:49 AM PDT by
DemforBush
(You might think that, *I* could not possibly comment.)
To: AnotherUnixGeek
>This particular sale has been in the works since 2007.
Initiated by President Bush.
Saudi support is bipartisan.
And you don’t hear the Israelis complaining as in 1983 or so when their brought pressure to bear to spike the sale of an AWACS plane to Saudi by Reagan.
22 posted on
09/14/2010 12:17:32 PM PDT by
swarthyguy
(KIDS! Deficit, Debt,Taxes!Pfft Lookit the bright side of our legacy -Ummrika is almost SmokFrei!)
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