Posted on 09/08/2017 6:13:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The U.S. State Department has approved arms sales packages worth more than $3.8 billion to Bahrain including F-16 jets, upgrades, missiles and patrol boats, the Pentagon said on Friday.
The approvals coincide with the State Department’s notification to Congress, which had held up a similar arms deal last year over human rights concerns.
The proposed sales include 19 F-16V jets made by Lockheed Martin Corp which could have a value of up to $2.7 billion, the Pentagon said.
Other potential sales approved Friday include two 35 meter (114 feet) patrol boats with machine guns, 221 anti-tank missiles made by Raytheon Co and $1.8 billion worth of upgrades to Bahrain’s existing fleet of F-16 jets, the Pentagon said in separate statements.....
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Arming moozlems to kill other moozlems? Don’t worry about using them to kill Jews. Israel can take care of itself.
Bahrain, total pop:
1.5 million
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