We Arm The Saudis So They Can Arm Islamists In Syria
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The official word is that the Saudis are buying weapons from the Pentagon. But they couldnt get these weapons if our government did not approve of the transaction. These weapons dont seem to have much use except to arm Islamists in Syria.
From Foreign Policy:
No one is expecting a tank invasion of Saudi Arabia anytime soon, but the kingdom just put in a huge order for U.S.-made anti-tank missiles that has Saudi-watchers scratching their heads and wondering whether the deal is related to Riyadhs support for the Syrian rebels.
The proposed weapons deal, which the Pentagon notified Congress of in early December, would provide Riyadh with more than 15,000 Raytheon anti-tank missiles at a cost of over $1 billion. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies Military Balance report, Saudi Arabias total stockpile this year amounted to slightly more than 4,000 anti-tank missiles. In the past decade, the Pentagon has notified Congress of only one other sale of anti-tank missiles to Saudi Arabia a 2009 deal that shipped roughly 5,000 missiles to the kingdom.
Its a very large number of missiles, including the most advanced version of the TOWs [tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missiles], said Jeffrey White, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former intelligence analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency. The problem is: Whats the threat?
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We Arm The Saudis So They Can Arm Islamists In Syria | Political Outcast
The official word is that the Saudis are buying weapons from the Pentagon. But they couldnt get these weapons if our government did not approve of the transaction. These weapons dont seem to have much use except to arm Islamists in Syria.
From Foreign Policy:
No one is expecting a tank invasion of Saudi Arabia anytime soon, but the kingdom just put in a huge order for U.S.-made anti-tank missiles that has Saudi-watchers scratching their heads and wondering whether the deal is related to Riyadhs support for the Syrian rebels.
The proposed weapons deal, which the Pentagon notified Congress of in early December, would provide Riyadh with more than 15,000 Raytheon anti-tank missiles at a cost of over $1 billion. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies Military Balance report, Saudi Arabias total stockpile this year amounted to slightly more than 4,000 anti-tank missiles. In the past decade, the Pentagon has notified Congress of only one other sale of anti-tank missiles to Saudi Arabia a 2009 deal that shipped roughly 5,000 missiles to the kingdom.
Its a very large number of missiles, including the most advanced version of the TOWs [tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missiles], said Jeffrey White, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former intelligence analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency. The problem is: Whats the threat?
Read more at We Arm The Saudis So They Can Arm Islamists In Syria | Political Outcast