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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Thu Jan 5, 2012, 06:42 AM Jan 2012

Said on the TeeVee

Jimmy Fallon


The U.S. government is selling $30 billion worth of fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. Yeah, it’s part of a new initiative called, “Operation Regret This In Five Years.”

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Said on the TeeVee (Original Post) Scuba Jan 2012 OP
Saudi Arabia is one of our strongest allies.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #1
Oh, OK. Thanks, I feel so much better now. Scuba Jan 2012 #2
Sort of a kick-back to the M.I.C. .... dougolat Jan 2012 #3

dougolat

(716 posts)
3. Sort of a kick-back to the M.I.C. ....
Thu Jan 5, 2012, 07:21 AM
Jan 2012

or we might start treating them like Egypt, or Libya, or stop ignoring Bahrain?

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