(Congressman) Wamp blasts Saudi arms sale

Chattanooga Times Free Press ^ | February 13, 2008 | Herman Wang

[FOXFANVOX]

Thanx for the ping, TN. Our Congressman, Sue Myrick, is one of the few Republicans opposed to this move. She has taken some strong pro-American stands and we are proud of her.

It was stated:

“President Bush has said the sale is needed to keep Saudi Arabia as an ally in stabilizing the Middle East.”

Hogwash! We stand between Saudi Arabia and the militants who want to overthrow those effete Saudi’s. Do they show gratitude? [Or offer more or cheaper oil?] Don’t hold your breath.

This deal is a bad idea, and if any of this stuff ends up in the hands of our enemies, it will be a horrible deal.

[muawiyah]

The Saudi "Royal Family" has several thousand members ~ some put it at over 50,000 people, others at less than 10,000, but still huge compared to most.

Most of them don't live in Saudi, so how is it they receive arms from us?

[wastedyears]

If we have to buy their friendship with arms, they’re not our friends.

[oneolcop]

Yep, it's time to stop selling arms to our enemies. There is a military-industrial complex and in this case it is working against the interests of the United States.

[Lurker]

If not for oil they’d still be sand fleas.

Correction. They're sand fleas with oil.

L

[Joe Boucher]

True
that and the scum of the earth.

[Pelham]

You mean Mexico Jorge?

[sport]

I agree with the Congressman.