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Obama administration arms sales offers to Saudi top $115 billion: report
Reuters ^ | September 07, 2016 | Yara Bayoumy

Posted on 09/07/2016 9:12:55 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has offered Saudi Arabia more than $115 billion in weapons, other military equipment and training, the most of any U.S. administration in the 71-year U.S.-Saudi alliance, a report seen by Reuters has found.

The report, authored by William Hartung of the U.S.-based Center for International Policy, said the offers were made in 42 separate deals, and the majority of the equipment has yet to be delivered. Hartung told Reuters the report would be made available publicly on Sept. 8.

The report said U.S. arms offers to Saudi Arabia since Obama took office in January 2009 have included everything from small arms and ammunition to tanks, attack helicopters, air-to-ground missiles, missile defense ships, and warships. Washington also provides maintenance and training to Saudi security forces.

The Center's report is based on data from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, a Department of Defense body that provides figures on arms sales offers and Foreign Military Sales agreements. Most of the offers, which are reported to Congress, become formal agreements though some are abandoned or amended. The report did not disclose how many of the offers to Saudi Arabia were agreed.

Washington's arms sales to Riyadh recently have come under fire from rights groups and some members of Congress are disturbed by the rising number of civilian casualties in the war in Yemen, where a coalition led by Saudi Arabia is fighting Iran-allied Houthi rebels.

The conflict has killed at least 10,000 people. Last month the United Nations human rights office said that 3,799 civilians have died in the conflict, with coalition air strikes responsible for an estimated 60 percent of the deaths.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Syria
KEYWORDS: armsbuildup; bho44; bhomiddleeast; husseinobama; muslimworld; obama; saudiarabia

1 posted on 09/07/2016 9:12:55 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

how much commission in a Swiss bank account


2 posted on 09/07/2016 9:26:50 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: sukhoi-30mki

That’s a $hitload!


3 posted on 09/07/2016 9:43:40 PM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: sukhoi-30mki

more weapons that will wind up in enemy hands...
to a regime that does NOT need them (they already have TONS of advanced lethal weapons we’ve given them and should be able to defend against an Iranian attack)

this only will build up Obama’s IslamONazi caliphate (empire) even further, imho

and our worthless sell-out Congress will probably do nothing to protect us against this . again... just as our worthless sell-out Congress has been “doing” for the last 7.7 years of the current illegal regime

if Congress won’t do even the rudiments of its job, it needs to be replaced ASAP, especially the sell-out, worthless to America “leadership”


4 posted on 09/07/2016 9:51:55 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

My first thought upon reading this is it was done to limit complaints about Iran getting nukes.


5 posted on 09/07/2016 9:54:30 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

This is one of the ways that the petrodollar recycling game is played.


6 posted on 09/07/2016 10:15:32 PM PDT by RC one
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To: faithhopecharity
this only will build up Obama’s IslamONazi caliphate (empire) even further, imho

That certainly seems to be his plan. When he's not pushing some LGBT agenda, he is doing something to further Islam.

7 posted on 09/07/2016 10:17:16 PM PDT by KittyKares (.)
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To: KittyKares

Yes. They both reflect his true nature


8 posted on 09/07/2016 10:42:16 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Woo-hoo! I’m long in defense stocks.


9 posted on 09/08/2016 4:24:51 AM PDT by Wolfie
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Why don’t we just buy Yemen and give it to them


10 posted on 09/08/2016 4:50:35 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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