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aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#1New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 07:27:32
https://www.theolympian.com/national/story/357386.html

Just noticed a mention of this arms deal. Found this story from my home newspaper. So the current administration has brokered an arms deal worth $20 billion with Saudi Arabia. Okay yes, they are our allies and yes they are our number one supplier of oil, but i don't see this being a good idea. It's not a secret that Hussein was supplied with weapons to fight Iran by the US before they ever knew how much of a crackpot he was. We all see what that got us. We also supplied the Afghan rebels with arms to fight the Russians when they were occupying Afghanistan. Again, ended up backfiring on us. Which is why i'm a bit reserved at giving the Saudis $20 billion worth of arms including "$123 million worth of sophisticated precision-guided bomb technology".

I get that a lot of the weapons they already have come from the US and other European countries...just considering so many other countries in the middle east that were provided with US weaponry and technology backfired on us when their leaders weren't buddy buddy anymore.
El_Tino On October 12, 2023
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Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 07:31:52
Come on now, little things like common sense shouldn't get in the way of capitalism.
blacroce On March 16, 2016




Titusville, Florida
#3New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 07:35:55
Wow..yea thats pritty dumb man....we should no longer sell weapons or give money for weapons to anyone anymore. Its ridiculous. If we would like to support an overseas friend then send them a few of our own troops or something. I know that even this would make a few people angry...but in this messed up world we need to do something to keep our Allies as Allies and not enemies.
aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#4New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 07:36:47
I look at it this way. Technically Russia is an ally... right now. Okay, rather we're at peace with Russia. So would we sell arms to them or are we paranoid they could go back to their old ways?
blacroce On March 16, 2016




Titusville, Florida
#5New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 07:44:24
No offense to russians...but i dont trust russia very much...their leader is not a good guy.
aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#6New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 07:45:21
hahaha, Time voted him man of the year in 2007.
treebee On April 13, 2015
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London, United Kingdom
#7New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:37:40
Its pretty crazy huh? you would think they wouldnt sell arms to the rest of the world really, but its always been that way
aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#8New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:45:43
Well close allies i'd understand...guess that would be ally in the singular sense. So basically only the UK. Last time we fought you guys was a bit ago.

We supply the Japanese Defense forces (bit of a skirmish 61 years ago). I guess we trust they won't make the same mistake anytime soon.

Germany is an ally but don't supply them for the most part... guess we're still kind of cautious there (WWI + WWII).

I have no idea if we supply France with anything. Not worried they'd turn our own weapons on us...more along the lines we're worried they'll be invaded and someone else would.
treebee On April 13, 2015
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London, United Kingdom
#9New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:47:57
France is the quiet one, you know what they say about the quiet ones
aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#10New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:49:23
They're "above" fighting i guess.
aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#11New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:49:59
Make Croissants, not war
treebee On April 13, 2015
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London, United Kingdom
#12New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:50:46
@aceuvclubs Said
Make Croissants, not war


im more worried about their nuclear arms spread around the place, they would make a formidable enemy
aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#13New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:52:23
Frenchie nukes. I can't imagine them ever giving up those.
henry_ireton On May 27, 2015




London, United Kingdom
#14New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:52:24
@aceuvclubs Said
They're "above" fighting i guess.


No they just sell to both sides.
aceuvclubs On August 22, 2020
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Seattle, Washington
#15New Post! Feb 13, 2008 @ 08:57:50
Just doing a random search...hmm, let's see who we've sold F-16's too. Wikipedia brings up, Bahrain, Belguim, Chile, Denmark, Eqypt, Greece, Jordan, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates...and the biggest WTF of that list..... 24 sold to Venezuela
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