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USAF Website Suggests Saudi Arabia Deal
Negotiations over the deal have dragged on for more than a year. The US government notified Congress in October last year that the Saudis had requested a possible $30 billion F-15 order. It would include 84 new F-15SAs with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars and AESA installations on the Saudi air force's 70 F-15SAs. (www.flightglobal.com) المزيد...
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I thought they were going upgrades and hold out for the F35??????????
Glad to see this deal going through. Will keep the F-15 line going and a lot of people employed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16358068
I can't believe we are selling these to them! Have we forgotten that the
terrorists, were Saudi's who plowed into the WTC? Unbelieveable, how
money makes our memory fail.
terrorists, were Saudi's who plowed into the WTC? Unbelieveable, how
money makes our memory fail.
Dealing with the Saudi's, in a way, is a a knife with two edges. Yes, some of the key terrorists have come from Saudi Arabia. And from Egypt, Yemen, Syria, etal. The Saudi's have at least, militarily, aligned them selves with our positions. The Saudi's have bought large amounts of military equipment from the US. Since the Saudi's are going to buy military equipment, I think it helps us if they buy from the USA rather than somewhere else (like Europe, Russia, China, etc.). We get some of our oil money back.
The Saudi's speak one thing and secretively do another - just as much as the "knife with two edges" comment above. The simple fact is that there are a lot of unanswered questions, and a lot of back room deals, and once again America is for sale to the highest bidder - How awful. We don't make toasters, or refrigerators, or microwaves, TV's, .... shirts, pants, laser pointers, shoes... so we justify the sale of some of the most technologically advanced weapons ever created because of a catch phrase "its good for the economy?" Hell, why not make some extra money and sell them access to our internal files, they have all the oil money necessary - Im sure they will give us a good deal.
No one here cares that the perpetrators got their training in the USA, the fact is that they came from Saudi Arabia and unless I missed it, were there any shock and awe missions there to rid that country of their terrorist cells? No, bush ran down to tell the sheiks that as long as the flow of oil keeps coming we will focus our attention on other targets. Yeah, lets sell these guys more weapons, I love this idea! ~ in case our retarded intelligence agencies cant use common sense when they read this, that was sarcasm!
No one here cares that the perpetrators got their training in the USA, the fact is that they came from Saudi Arabia and unless I missed it, were there any shock and awe missions there to rid that country of their terrorist cells? No, bush ran down to tell the sheiks that as long as the flow of oil keeps coming we will focus our attention on other targets. Yeah, lets sell these guys more weapons, I love this idea! ~ in case our retarded intelligence agencies cant use common sense when they read this, that was sarcasm!
My comments were meant to be cynical. As for the attackers (the hijackers of the planes) were led by Mohamed Atta, an Egyptian national. Fifteen of the men were from Saudi Arabia, two from the United Arab Emirates, one (Atta) from Egypt, and one from Lebanon.
For to often, our vision becomes 20/20 after the events. I think people did care about the fact where they got some of their flying skills at - USA. Warnings went unheeded but hope now days, in something similar is tried, we can find out early and react. There has been some improvements in that area over the past 5 years or so.
For to often, our vision becomes 20/20 after the events. I think people did care about the fact where they got some of their flying skills at - USA. Warnings went unheeded but hope now days, in something similar is tried, we can find out early and react. There has been some improvements in that area over the past 5 years or so.
