Posted on 05/20/2017 12:44:58 PM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
Senator Rand Paul is promising to file a resolution of disapproval to block an arms deal with Saudi Arabia as soon as the administration formally notifies congress, Senate sources tell Big League Politics.
On Friday, it was reported that Trump is planning to announce the arms deal during his trip to the nation over the weekend. The terms have not been officially announced, and value ranges from being reported as $100 billion to as much as $300 billion.
The action by the Kentucky senator will force a congressional vote on the executive action. He will reportedly be citing the war in Yemen, terror funding, and the nation’s human rights abuses among the reasons to block this deal.
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Yes, he’s made his views clear on this before.
Already UK and Canada have inked large weapons shipments to Saudi Arabia on this.
At the least, better THEY fight their wars and not our soldiers. That might be some of the logic behind this.
But Rand has good points as he often does, Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen with arms we supply them is one thing he has said. I know very little about that war though I do keep up with the basic stories about the Houthis and maybe ISIS and Al Qaeda there too.
There is always at least one Fly in The Ointment! Thanks for nuttin, (also-)Rand.
rand wants another golf outing.
More like the t in the pb.
Well, since the U.S.S. Cole was attacked in Yemen, and the Clinton White House didn’t do anything about it, I’ve got no problem with SA bombing them, with or without weapons bought from us.
Yep. I just didn’t know if that phrase would be allowed here.
I have to disagree with Rand Paul on this issue. I agree with your statements.
And in this instance it should be reviewed by congress. If we were in a declared war and there was a need for the CIC to move around assets and arms, than it might be a different matter. Yeah, Paul is a fly in the ointment here, but it should be reviewed by congress. SHould it be passed? That is for the administration to make the argument.
Iran backed rebels took over Yemen and started the war. Yes, Tillerson did mention that Saudi could better defend themselves, saving American money.
I’d rather them pay for some of their defense than us having to do all their work.
Even more dangerous to the world than their spending on military weapons is their spending on mosques.
By that logic, we ought to be OK with bombing of New York City since the 9-11 attacks happened there. The Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen that the Saudis are bombing had nothing to do with the Sunni al-Qaeda attack on the Cole.
Rand is correct on this issue.
The less we meddle in that cesspool, the better.
American First
Absolutely, and I believe the Trump Administration will abide by proper channels unlike the predecessor.
He tried to stop it when Obama started pushing it through last fall but was unsuccessful.
Even Wolf Blitzer mused on air w/ Paul about how many jobs would be lost if we don’t sell billions of dollars in military equipment to the Saudis and various and sundry other Muslims.
Congress didn’t have much of a problem with it when Obama was selling ever increasing amounts of weapons to Saudi Arabia. Congress will have no problem with this deal and Rand knows it.
Dem senator: Trump’s arms deal with Saudis a ‘terrible idea’
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/334390-dem-senator-calls-trumps-arms-deal-with-saudis-a-terrible-idea
It’s actually Muslims first.
It was the Yemeni government that thwarted any U.S. led investigation into the USS Cole. Our agents were intimidated, and were basically not allowed access to the attackers that had been apprehended. Clinton didn't fight for access, and the main suspects were allowed to escape prison. Plus Ali Abdullah Saleh who was the head of the Yemen government at the time, aligned himself with the Shia Houthi after he resigned as President. Saleh as President had been a target of the Houthi, but they kissed and made up, and he is now a behind-the-scenes leader of the group. So how do you know that there aren't any Cole attackers among them? They are obviously getting support from Iran.
“Rand is correct on this issue.
The less we meddle in that cesspool, the better.
American First”
I don’t agree. The barn door has been opened for quite awhile and we are far down the road from that point. The terrorist have us squarely in their cross hairs. We have to fight back and we need partners to help us do it. There is a war both foreign and domestic. The domestic is us against the corrupt Washington establishment.
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