John H. wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:08:49 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:36:35 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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We once sold weapons to Iran to help "protect" us. We gave weapons to
the
Taliban. We sell weapons to Pakistan. It's all very stupid when viewed
in
the context of history, which our current president seems to know
nothing
about.

Lots of things seem "stupid" in the Monday morning quarterbacking of
history. You have to remember that previous policies and actions were
based on the conditions at that time and the inertia of foreign
relationships don't change overnight.

Eisboch


Right now is not Monday morning. Conditions do not warrant selling more
weapons to Saudi Arabia, many of whose citizens are as crazy and ****ed
off
as OBL, and are just aching for a shot at the royal family.

If I'm not mistaken, Congress has to approve the sale. Surely the Democrat
controlled Congress will have the same smarts you do.
--
John H

Apparently, they don't. It would be interesting to take a look at their
corporate contributors.


"The arms sale, which Congress has 30 days to review, would amount to $20
billion worth of weapons, including precision-guided bombs. It is "a pretty
big package, lots of pieces," national security adviser Stephen Hadley told
reporters on Air Force One." http://tinyurl.com/2gjepn

Would it be better if they bought the weapons from the Russians or the
Chinese? Then you'd be bitching about outsourcing more weapons building
jobs.

Those items are built in a couple of somebody's home districts.