Re: OT: Arming the Arabs

On Jul 31 2007 11:25 AM, schnealy wrote:

The US has approved over $20 billions dollars in military aid to our
supposed allies in the Middle East, such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Leaders claim it is an effort to aid security in the region. Am I the
only one who thinks that is an insane episode of history repeating
itself? How does giving an already chaotic region more ammunition
going to aid in security? It surely will not help for peace, which
should be the ultimate goal...IMO.


There are plenty of countries willing to sell weapons. My guess, and it's
only a guess, is that the big difference is in the fighter planes. The
other big difference is that the US also conducts joint military
excercises with these countries where they learn how to actually fight
with the stuff.

At any rate this is all per usual except that this time we want to do
something to counter the growing Iranian threat.

As for peace: Someone tell me when there has been peace. Ever.




Howard Beale

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