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Joe Biden freezes billions of dollars of arms sales to the Middle East including F-35s to the UAE and smart bombs for Saudi Arabia
The Daily Mail ^ | 27 January 2021 | By REUTERS and GEOFF EARLE, DEPUTY U.S. POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Posted on 01/27/2021 7:25:42 PM PST by amorphous

President Joe Biden's administration has temporarily paused some pending arms sales to U.S. allies in order to review them, a U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday.

Reviews of this sort are typical for a new administration, but Donald Trump's administration was doing deals down to the wire, including one for 50 stealthy F-35 jets made by Lockheed Martin as a side deal to the Abraham accords inked only moments before Biden was sworn into office.

The Department is temporarily pausing the implementation of some pending U.S. defense transfers and sales under Foreign Military Sales and Direct Commercial Sales to allow incoming leadership an opportunity to review, the official said.

The F-35 jets are a major component of a $23 billion sale of high-tech armaments from General Atomics, Lockheed and Raytheon Technologies Corp to the United Arab Emirates.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: 202101; 20210227; 8646; armssales; biden; cair; f35; foreignpolicy; hamas; idiot; iran; irandeal; iranlobby; iranspresidentbiden; jackass; muslimbrotherhood; uae
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To: phormer phrog phlyer

The Saudis can’t use the weapons they already have. Their military has a lot of expensive toys but they don’t train and they don’t care.

They lost a war against the Houthi rebels for Allah’s sake!

The Iranians would be able to walk into Saudia if it wasn’t for the US forces there — whether the Sauds have “smart bombs” or not.


41 posted on 01/28/2021 1:55:22 AM PST by Cronos
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To: Cronos

What about UAE?

But, let’s say that’s the same story. Then the weapons’ sales don’t really change anything in the ME. But they do mean billions of dollars to US companies and their employees, stockholders, etc. They in some cases also reduce our costs of production by increasing manufacturing volume.


42 posted on 01/28/2021 4:49:17 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: ASOC

That’s exactly what this is all about. Biden is “freezing” the sale. This simply means that when the Saudis start filling their bank accounts and Party accounts then all will be “unfrozen”. This is how the political blackmail system works.


43 posted on 01/28/2021 5:02:13 AM PST by Obadiah (I will no longer be the battered spouse of the Republican Party. I'm out.)
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To: Paul R.

The UAE is far, far better. A professional force


44 posted on 01/28/2021 5:31:04 AM PST by Cronos
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To: Starcitizen

What Freepers said that? I’ve never seen anybody say that, and I’ve been here 20+ years...


45 posted on 01/28/2021 6:35:35 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: Starcitizen

Why I want a $15.00/hr min wage. The only thing left will be crappy service jobs once we are all out sourced...


46 posted on 01/28/2021 6:39:16 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: McGavin999

Dems destroying the country one industry at a time.

1. Oil Industry check

2. Defense Industry check

3. What’s next?


47 posted on 01/28/2021 6:42:13 AM PST by Texas resident (Biden is China's bitch)
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To: dinodino

Many. Freepers telling me, for example to get a job a a meat packing plant, or do farm labor or manufacturing or in landscaping (all minimum wage starter jobs). Jobs I can not or will not do. Ever.

Being told I was lazy and a drain on society if I preferred unemployment for now.


48 posted on 01/28/2021 6:48:23 AM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: central_va

Why I want a $15.00/hr min wage. The only thing left will be crappy service jobs once we are all out sourced
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Pretty much that’s it. Even in my niche area of games development, Indian recruiters are taking over. So another field soon to be dominated by Indians


49 posted on 01/28/2021 6:51:37 AM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: SuperLuminal

Dude, you do realize that if ME countries cannot defend against Iran because they did not receive these FMS and DCS sales that it WILL INVOLVE US troops to defend them?


50 posted on 01/28/2021 7:04:14 AM PST by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: Starcitizen

There’s actually a shortage of game developers right now. Where are you located? That might be the problem.


51 posted on 01/28/2021 7:07:52 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: phormer phrog phlyer

🐿 Right. Saudis love peace, even with Israel. So weaken them.


52 posted on 01/28/2021 7:09:59 AM PST by Twitmo (@Tail_Whipper in Gab and the Twit swamp.)
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To: dinodino

There’s actually a shortage of game developers right now. Where are you located? That might be the problem.
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Colorado.

But no, what used to be American recruiters calling and emailing about games development positions in Unity3D and Unreal (mainly) are now dominated by Indian recruiters. Including Cloud Imperium Games. No wonder their code base is starting to suck. Indian coders tend to do that to any project.


53 posted on 01/28/2021 8:11:17 AM PST by Starcitizen (Thank you to the Senate for passing S.386, turning the US into the third-world shithole of India. )
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To: Justa

Yep!
My point exactly...


54 posted on 01/28/2021 12:23:15 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Joe McCarthy now that we desperately need him sober?)
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To: Cronos

That’s sort of what I thought, but at the time I was posting, I was half asleep / not sure. I do know the Saudis are inept, to put it kindly. ;-)

Thanks for the info.!


55 posted on 01/28/2021 3:49:09 PM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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