ForumsWEPRUs on the brink of largest arms sale to the Saudis

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jroyster22
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The United States is on the brink of closing a very big weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. One of the biggest contracts ever assembled. This contract is worth over $60B. Does anyone else find this weird? Is it just about money seeing this is one of US greatest exports? Or is there a hidden agenda? Let me know what you think!

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Paradoxymoron
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Didn't the bush dynasty even use to sell weapons to Osama Bin Laden before they got into conflict?


Not technically. To prevent starting a hot war with the USSR the Americans had to buy Soviet arms from the Israelis and then use intermediaries to supply the Muhajideen. So no they technically didn't, but well, they did.
AnaLoGMunKy
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To prevent starting a hot war with the USSR the Americans had to buy Soviet arms from the Israelis and then use intermediaries to supply the Muhajideen. So no they technically didn't, but well, they did.


And the funny thing is that right now there is some controversy going on about the russian RPG's finding their way to Iraq (or somewhere in the middle east). I dont know much about it but I can see Irony smacking her big lips, ready for a feast.
BenTheBozer
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russian RPG's

These could be left over from when the soviets pulled out.
AnaLoGMunKy
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These could be left over from when the soviets pulled out.


I think the controversy was that the serials showed they had been manufactured recently, tho Im not sure how recently.
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