U.S. preparing massive arms deal for Saudi Arabia, defense official says

[FR7 Baptist]

The Obama administration is preparing to notify Congress of plans to sell $60 billion of military equipment to Saudi Arabia, according to a U.S. defense official.
The official, who would not be identified because the proposal has not yet been sent to Congress, described the deal as "enormous."
"We believe this is the largest of its kind in history," the official said.
Congress would have to approve the deal.
The proposed package includes 84 newly manufactured F-15/SA fighter aircraft; 70 upgraded aircraft, 70 Apache helicopters, 72 Black Hawk helicopters, and 36 AH-6 Little Bird helicopters. A number of bombs and missiles also are in the deal, including the Joint Direct Attack Munition, a satellite-guided bomb, as well as a laser-guided Hellfire missile variant and some advanced targeting technology.

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Why is the government selling arms to Saudi Arabia? Fifteen of the 19 9/11 hijackers were Saudi and many elements in the Saudi government funded al-Queda. I fail to see what advantage this gives to U.S. national security. It seems like this will serve only to help the military-industral complex that Eisenhower warned us about. This is one thing where I disagree strongly with Obama and I believe he is making a big mistake.