The Inside Assyria Discussion Forum #5

=> the business of war

Posted by pancho (Guest) - Saturday, July 28 2007, 19:03:48 (CEST)
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bush administration is preparing to ask Congress to approve arms sales totaling $20 billions over the next decade for Saudi Arabia and its neighbors, The New York Times reported in Saturday editions.

Coming as some U.S. officials contend that the Saudi government is not helping the situation in Iraq, the proposal for advanced weapons for Saudi Arabia has stoked concern in Israel and among its U.S. backers, the Times said. The package of advanced weaponry includes advanced satellite-guided bombs, upgrades for its fighters and new naval vessels.

Senior officials, including State Department and Pentagon officials who outlined the deals' terms, told the Times they thought the Bush administration had resolved those concerns, partly by offering Israel more than $30 billion in military aid over the next 10 years, which would be a significant increase over recent levels.

...Bush says Israel is "concerned"...well why wouldn't it be? And what's Bush's solution to calm Israel down? Sell THEM even more. THAT ought to reassure everybody!

...making and selling weapons is increasingly going to be the business of choice...to protect us, you know. Only thing is we need enemies...and we'll continue to use Israel to create them.

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