Good or Bad Idea for Pres Bush to sell arms to Saudi Arabia?

Question

What does everyone here think? Pro? Con? Give reasons for either?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20003692/

Answer 1

Good. Iraq attacked America on 9/11, not Bin Laden.
There were no Saudis on those planes, only Iraqis, and Saudi Arabians did NOT provide all of the funds for 9/11. There are no al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is not the source of Wahabbism, Sharia law or al-Qaeda Terror. There are no Saudis killing American troops in Iraq, NONE. Plus they are good male-male kissers - ask our President Bush, he can tell you!

Answer 2

If the "truth" were known, it would probably tell us that we actually went into Iraq because that is what the Saudi's wanted the US to do. Bush is to Bin Ladin as Blair was to Bush. Since the US is now successfully bankrupted for the next 60 years (effectively forever), I guess it is time for the Saudi's to pay for their own war. Why do you think Halliburton moved to Dubai? Maybe to be closer to the dictatorship in Saudi? Maybe because it is a TOTALLY CORPORATELY CONTROLLED COUNTRY from the start, so they don't have to deal with those liberal types.

Don't blame the victims in the US for the corporate controlled agenda. There are plenty of laws on the books that tell our congress what is going on is ILLEGAL AND CRIMINAL, but the laws ARE NOT BEING ENFORCED. Just like Bush is dumping on our constitution, ie; trashed the basis of democracy "habeus corpus" and there was outrage, but the one-party system does not do what the people want. Don't blame the people. They have tried and succeeded, but the laws are not enforced.

All the people that are dumping on our constitution are committing illegal acts, but there's no body to enforce "the peoples" laws. The corporate controlled cities just enforce the laws the corporations want enforced. DON'T BLAME THE VICTIMS. I just hate when that happens... they do not know the truth because they have been deceived their entire lives.... and now on the internet too.

Answer 3

Doesn't matter, the back door deals have been made in the past, so it prob has been done already. Bush Family and the Saudi Royal Family have a past that goes real deep, so even if people oppose to the deal, some other deal will take it;s place without public knowledge

Answer 4

Bad, Bad stinking idea. Saudis have been pouring in over the Iraqi borders and helping in the insurgency and ultimately the attacks on our soldiers.
Just great, Bush will sell arms to the Saudis which will probably end up killing our boys. No way in hell should we give them any arms at all.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7645118/
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-suicidebomb17jul17,0,4293580.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions

Answer 5

Bad. We have no obligation to ANYONE in this world except ourselves. After this war is over, our new foreign policy ought to be FU** EVERYONE ELSE. No Oil-for-food programs, no humanitarian programs, no nothing. All of that funding should go toward the American people.

I don't honeslty believe this is the right thing to do, but when I see what other people say about the U.S., it really makes me resent the fact that we have ever helped them in the past. I mean, when these Europeans get on here and blast U.S. policy, do they forget that if our grandfathers had not fought and died for their sake, they would be ash in the botton of a furnace, or at least be speaking German right now?

Its funny how everyone LOVES the US's money, but they turn around and slap us in the face.

Answer 6

Bad idea!

Saudi Arabia:

'Government
Type: Monarchy with Council of Ministers and Consultative Council.
Unification: September 23, 1932.
Constitution: The Holy Qur'an (governed according to Islamic law), Shari'a, and the Basic Law.
Branches: Executive--King (chief of state and head of government). Legislative--a Consultative Council with advisory powers was formed September 1993. Judicial--Supreme Council of Justice, Islamic Courts of First Instance and Appeals.
Administrative divisions: 13 provinces.
Political parties: None'.

'Principal human rights problems include abuse of prisoners and incommunicado detention; prohibitions or severe restrictions on the freedoms of speech, press, peaceful assembly and association, and religion; denial of the right of citizens to change their government; systematic discrimination against women and ethnic and religious minorities; and suppression of workers' rights.'

Some "war on terror"!

Answer 7

Osama Bin Laden is a Saudi. The Bin Ladens are the ruling family. Bush's ties to them are because he owes their bank, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) a lot of money to pay for his drilling in Yemen, and his refinery off the coast of that country.

Good idea for Bush. Bad idea for the World.

Answer 8

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Here's a shock for America. Saudi Arabia is not a democracy! Wow, maybe America should bring them democracy? I mean that's the excuse used for Iraq right, after it became obvious there were no WMDs of course.
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Answer 9

Good. The Saudi government is a some-what ally of the US. That country is full of radical muslim crazies. The weapons help the crazies from overthrowing the government and taking over the country.

Answer 10

Why sell arms to Arabs?

No offense to the peaceful Arabs living in this country, but the Arab nations have a history of hostility against the US and its ally, Israel.

We supported Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Ladin, Manual Noriega, et al, and regretted it later.

"Those who ignore history are destined to repeat it."