Last year, Qatar reportedly submitted a formal request to the US to purchase the F-35 fighter jets (AFP/File photo)
Reuters: U.S. intends to move forward on F-35 sale to UAE, U.S. official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States intends to move forward with the sale of 50 F-35 stealth fighters jets to the United Arab Emirates but there must be a clear understanding of "Emirati obligations", a U.S. official said on Tuesday as progress on the sale slows.
"We continue consulting with Emirati officials to ensure we have unmistakeable, clear mutually understanding with respect to Emirati obligations and actions before, during and after delivery," said Mira Resnick a deputy U.S. assistant secretary of state, on a call with reporters, without elaborating on what the obligations were.
The sale of 50 F-35 warplanes to the UAE has slowed amid concerns in Washington over Abu Dhabi's relationship with China, including use of Huawei 5G technology in the country.
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WNU Editor: This deal will go through. Billions of dollars are at stake. And there is now an awareness that if the US blocks this sale, the UAE can always buy these fighter jets from another source.
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1 comment:
"there is now an awareness that if the US blocks this sale, the UAE can always buy these fighter jets from another source. "
No offense against the author
The offense is against the people, who blocked this. They are now aware? They have not been aware for the past five or so decades?
Why do they always put us through this exercise? To flex muscle? That is my belief. You get a new crop of ingenue every year, but it does not explain the sanctimoniousness of DC. Outside of Western Europe, Japan and South Korea according to the sanctimonious the US should have no allies or dealings with other nations, because they are not perfect.
No certain factions want to hold this up. It is a political skirmish intended to put the objecters into a better position.
The US is not so perfect either. It is getting to be a darker and darker shade of gray.
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