Wednesday, October 20, 2010

WaPo - Pentagon plans $60 billion weapons sale to Saudi Arabia
The Washington Post reports: "The Defense Department has notified Congress that it wants to sell $60 billion worth of advanced aircraft and weapons to Saudi Arabia. The proposed sale, which includes helicopters, fighter jets, radar equipment and satellite-guided bombs, would be the largest arms deal to another country in U.S. history if the sale goes through and all purchases are made [...] Defense industry analysts said the weapons sale is key to U.S. efforts to boost support among Arab allies and counter any threats from Iran."

Comment: This is not about Israel, it's about Iran. I would worry, though, about what happens to all those weapons if the House of Soud falls from within?

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