Arming Saudi Arabia

[WWIIIDefender]

Looks like Obama is seeking congressional approval to heavily arm Saudi Arabia.
US official: Saudi arms deal warning to Iran - Israel News, Ynetnews

 

[irishfan]

Nothing new....Saudi Arabia already has jets and apache helicopters. We sell everybody else weapons and if they are building them here then I am all for it. It is not like any country that has bought our weapons can actually go head to head with America in a conflict. The only standard weapon that I don't like seeing sold to another country is the stinger missile.

 

[GARANDGUY]

we did that for Iraq and look what happened!

 

[Vasili]

we been arming the saudis for decades now.
they got the sixth or seventh best equipped armed forces in the world thanks to us.

which is good cause when the crusades round two starts, at least it'll be a good show.

 

[jeremy]

They have the Abrams Tank.
They have the MLRS.
They have Apaches.
They have Strike Eagles.
They have the HAWK Missile System.
They even have some Patriot Batteries...

We have been arming SA since at least the late '80's...
Nothing new here...

 

[thej27]

Saudi Arabia has also been currently fighting Al Quaida and other affiliated groups along their border with Yemen.

 

[SSGSAD]

They have the Abrams Tank.
They have the MLRS.
They have Apaches.
They have Strike Eagles.
They have the HAWK Missile System.
They even have some Patriot Batteries...

We have been arming SA since at least the late '80's...
Nothing new here...

JEREMY, THEY DON'T HAVE..... US. MARINES, SOLDIERS, SAILORS,
AIRMAN, and COAST GUARD, NATIONAL GUARD, and all of the RESERVES !!!!!

 

[E5RANGER375]

JEREMY, THEY DON'T HAVE..... US. MARINES, SOLDIERS, SAILORS,
AIRMAN, and COAST GUARD, NATIONAL GUARD, and all of the RESERVES !!!!!

LOL, i was just getting ready to post that when i saw you already did. GET SOME!!!

 

[jblomenberg16]

LOL, i was just getting ready to post that when i saw you already did. GET SOME!!!

That's right...even the best weapons system needs a good soldier to operate it, and our fighting men and women far outclass any others out there!!!

 

[jeremy]

JEREMY, THEY DON'T HAVE..... US. MARINES, SOLDIERS, SAILORS,
AIRMAN, and COAST GUARD, NATIONAL GUARD, and all of the RESERVES !!!!!

True...

However, their AIT is Our AIT...
They also get to go to Our Ranger School, SF School, JFK Series of Schools, the War College, all the Marshall Program Classes, and all of Our NCOES and Officer schools...

So they know what we know...

 

[E5RANGER375]

True...

However, their AIT is Our AIT...
They also get to go to Our Ranger School, SF School, JFK Series of Schools, the War College, all the Marshall Program Classes, and all of Our NCOES and Officer schools...

So they know what we know...

yeah, but you know you just cant fix stupid, and lazy

 

[jeremy]

LOL...

True you can look at some of Our own and see that is still true...

My problem is we are selling them Our equipment (granted it is not the newest and greatest) and teaching them how to best put it to use. One day this will bite us in the posterior...

 

[308jake]

Let's give all of our weapons to others so we can live in peace & tranquilly here. We all lived in yellow submarines....till we sold them.

 

[irishfan]

Let's give all of our weapons to others so we can live in peace & tranquilly here. We all lived in yellow submarines....till we sold them.

Only if they give us the peace and tranquility items we need in return How about an oil for bullets program

 

[boljr01]

I know we've done this for decades but that doesn't seem like a good justification. I routinely challenge my staff when they provide 'we've always done it that way' explanation. Can't help but think this will bite us eventually.

 

[88GT]

we been arming the saudis for decades now.
they got the sixth or seventh best equipped armed forces in the world thanks to us.

which is good cause when the crusades round two starts, at least it'll be a good show.

The same could have been said for South Korea and Israel. Except the Kenyan put the kabosh on that. Which makes the continued military trading taking place take on a slightly different pall.

 

[TopDog]

Same old story.

We arm them, sometimes we train them, we seem to always end up regretting it.

 

[gunowner930]

The same could have been said for South Korea and Israel. Except the Kenyan put the kabosh on that. Which makes the continued military trading taking place take on a slightly different pall.

really?

AFP: Israel to purchase US F-35 stealth fighters: government

Looks like Israel is getting the F-35. I bet the Saudis won't get the F-35 for at least another decade

 

[Expat]

As long as the king is living I think we will be okay. He is getting long in the tooth though. My understanding is there are factions below him that we would not want to inherit the throne. Bandar was always considered a safe choice for us. So we have to worry about that. We also have to worry about a revolution over there. Some of what I have read indicates it is ripe for one.

 

[irishfan]

I don't really like it that we are arming the world but I don't see a lot of issue with this type of sales. Saudi Arabia could not and would not ever go head to head with us and the extremists can only put one or two planes to use in an attack situation. The people I fear are the people who have the stinger missiles or explosives training and will use it. Saddam was supposed to have a mighty army and a HUGE tank force as well as modern fighters in the first gulf war and we seen how well that worked. IF the U.S. are selling a fighter or helicopter then they know damn well how to shoot them down.