What is Jaredās cut? the usual 5% ?
Cāmon, itās the Saudiās. Theyāre just lovable scamps. What could possibly go wrong with this?
Trump Tower Riyadh!
Team Trump: Itās true because we say so.
Remember when tRump declared the emergency over funding the wall, and people kept speculating over what a Democrat would declare an emergency over? This is what some of us worried about- this same petulant, thin-skinned, petty, tin-pot dictator-wannabe would pull this same stunt again. As long as Senate Republicans back his bullshit, the only real option outside of the courts is impeachment.
At what point does the Republican Senate realize theyāre the ones being cut out of all oversight, review, and authority, Constitutional powers be damned?
(And do they care?)
Hashtag āinstitutionalismā.
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sigh
How does impeachment stop that? It doesnāt. All it does is put a black mark on his record as long as the Senate wonāt convict.
āThese sales will support our allies, enhance Middle East stability, and help these nations to deter and defend themselves from the Islamic Republic of Iran,ā he added.
Nothing says peace and stability in the Middle East like arming them all to the teeth. What happens when radical elements in Saudi Arabia (more rogue than MBS) get a hold of some of those weapons?
Hey, we also sold weapons to Saddam during the Iran-Iraq War.
Let alone some Bin Laden dude in Afghanistanā¦
Itās a long-standing business of ours to ensure future military endeavors by arming and training our future enemies.
At least there is one standing tradition he isnāt tearing to pieces. hahahahahahahahaha Cause we do this all the time, regardless of who is president.
They donāt call it the Military Industrial Simple for a reasonā¦
All they seem to care about is re-election. Iāve never been a big fan of term limits, but now wonder if that could be part of the solution. Most of the Republicans that have spoken out weāre not seeking an additional term.
True and though we should stop emulating Basil Zaharoffās business model, it again says a lot that the one thing that ā45ā could rightfully criticise Obama for, is the one thing that heās willing to āimproveā on.
āa reliable security partner in the Gulfā? Didnāt seem to matter when he broke the treaty with Iran. Didnāt seem to matter when the utility of NATO was questioned. Didnāt seem to matter when he turned most of Europe against him. Didnāt seem to matter when he started feuds with Canada, Mexico, Japan and South Korea. Have I forgotten anyone? Iād throw in Puerto Rico but they have enough problem remembering that it is a part of the US. Itās obviously the money. He has been bought again.
Iām starting to wonder if the attacks on those tankers were actually staged to ratchet up tensions in order to claim justification for the pending arms sales to Saudi Arabia. The intelligence on the attacks was pretty sketchy.
Only starting? Iāve been positive since day one-- you can check the archives.
Only question is who the guilty party was ā Us, the Israelis, or the Saudis.
This announcement could put a thumb on the scale for the Saudis.
That has already happened.
Yes it did.
And then W flew every Saudi out of the country quick quick.