Saturday, August 14, 2010

U.S. Arms Sale To Saudi Arabia Approaching $60 Billion

U.S.-Saudi Arms Plan Grows To Record Size -- Wall Street Journal

Addition of Apaches, Black Hawks Swells Deal to $60 Billion

WASHINGTON—The Obama administration plans to include attack helicopters in an expanded arms package for Saudi Arabia, swelling the size of the proposed deal to as much as $60 billion over 10 years, according to officials familiar with the matter.

The deal would be the largest overseas U.S. arms sale, the officials said, though the size could change as the package is finalized, one official said.
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My Comment: You gotta recycle those petro-dollars .... hmmm .... want to make any bets that Israel will be asking for an increase in U.S. military aid after the confirmation of this sale.

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