Trump admin just gave Congress formal notification for a massive arms transfer to the UAE

[Nevilledog]

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John Hudson
@John_Hudson
Trump administration just gave Congress formal notification for a massive arms transfer to the United Arab Emirates: 50 F-35s, 18 MQ-9 Reapers with munitions; a $10 billion munitions package including thousands of Mk 82 dumb bombs, guided bombs, missiles & more, per source
5:01 PM · Nov 9, 2020

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. THey have been paid off...wow...treason

[Walleye]

4. Yep

[soothsayer]

2. Ok he's got his country to flee to set

[MyMission]

27. That was my thought too, and

They don't have extradition to US.

[Walleye]

3. Jared promised him this pay off for the peace deal photo op.

[Captain Zero]

5. we are paying for Jared's loan at 666 Park Ave.

agreed?

Watch. Soon he won't have an outstanding mortgage on that property.

[zentrum]

7. Hell yes.

[exboyfil]

6. Are we getting paid at least?

[GulfCoast66]

8. They will never see those planes. Biden will kill this deal.

We should sell no military equipment to non-Democratic nations.

[babylonsister]

13. If they put a rush on it, it could pass.

What can Biden do right now?

[GulfCoast66]

15. It takes several years to build that many F35s. Not like a car lot.

And this is a Presidents call. He or she can scotch any military purchase. Commander in chief thing.

[babylonsister]

16. What about stock? That order sounded

immediate to me. Arms tranfer?
And they're informing, not asking.

[underpants]

9. MQ-9 Reapers are drones. Cost about $16M each

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper

[DeminPennswoods]

10. The parts to fix these weapons

are going to be on backorder for a long time because usually when these arms deals go down, the logistics support through the military procurement and management process is also part of the package.

[alittlelark]

11. I have been posting for about a year he was fleeing to UAE.

[Duppers]

29. I remember. nt

[cayugafalls]

12. Treasonous fucks.

Selling England by the Pound...

[Roland99]

14. So THAT'S how he's paying off his Deutsche Bank loans

[Haveadream]

17. We're Paying Off His Debts to Dictators

with our national defense resources. He won't pay off his loans, we will. And he owes a lot of people a lot of money. He'll spend his last months in office digging himself out of his hole with our money while we die of covid, lose housing, businesses and jobs. And Moscow Mitch will let him do it.

[roamer65]

18. "I may have to leave the country."

Dotard J Dump.

[Baked Potato]

19. If Trump did it, it has to be a bribe or payoff.

[gratuitous]

20. I dunno there, Donald

Maybe you'd better run that by the boss first.

[NCjack]

21. Was Esper blocking this sale, and that caused Trump to fire him?

[CentralMass]

25. I would bet that it is related.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

22. If This Is A SALE, Doesn't Congress Have To Approve It?

Congress has the power of the purse. Or is that just for spending?

[milestogo]

23. ...

[TigressDem]

24. It was part of his PEACE Treaty with Israel and Palestine.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-emirates-f-35/uae-could-get-f-35-jets-in-side-agreement-to-israel-peace-deal-source-idUSKCN25G07P

[Hermit-The-Prog]

26. Looks like the fire sale has begun.

[greyl]

28. Most foul. nt