Congress likely to approve arms sale to Saudi Arabia

[babylonsister]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aDK_pSxSjPZA&refer=home

Saudi Arms Sale Likely to Draw, and Repel, Fire From Congress

By Ken Fireman and Tony Capaccio
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President George W. Bush

Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush's plan to sell $20 billion in weaponry to Saudi Arabia and five other Persian Gulf states is almost certain to draw congressional fire -- and just as likely to survive it.

Lawmakers will probably acquiesce to the deal, after playing a role in shaping its final terms, because Israel isn't opposing it outright and Bush's aides have cast it as a move to deter Iranian interference in the oil-rich Gulf. That will sideline concerns that the Saudi government isn't backing the U.S. in Iraq and fighting terrorism.

``If there's one thing that can trump Saudi-bashing in Congress, it's Iran-bashing,'' said Henri Barkey, a former State Department policy planner who is chairman of the international relations department at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. ``The sale will go through, in part because people understand the real motivation behind it.''

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[spanone]

1. why the fuck not, they've given the asshole everything else

[mmonk]

2. The congress is a vestial body now.

[EVDebs]

3. Grim Saudi export -- suicide bombers

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-suicidebomb17jul17,0,4293580.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

Uh, does our DoD and BushCo know that half of the suicide bombers are from WHAT country ? Who is more likely to get their hands on some of that armament ? Lemme guess.

[babylonsister]

5. Sure they know; the answer is they don't give a rat's ass. So what if

those arms are turned toward the soldiers they claim to support so well.

[EVDebs]

7. Time to impeach NOW Go directly to jail, do not pass go, ...

Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.

[Chef]

4. Can't Stop

We can't stop the war. We can't stop the arms deals. We can't get universal health care. We can't do shit. Why not?

[atreides1]

8. Why Not???

Because we are slowly being betrayed by those that we believed would save us and save the United States, we were wrong and now we'll pay for.

And in September the majority party in Congress will keep doing what Bush wants, because all that matters to the majority of the members of Congress is they get to keep their jobs, even if we the people have to suffer for it!!!!

[Skidmore]

6. How many Blue Dogs are lined up to oblige him?