Israel Tries to Stop U.S.-Jordan Arms Deal

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4374329,00.html

Israel Tries to Stop U.S.-Jordan Arms Deal

Sunday August 1, 2004 12:46 PM


By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI

Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is trying to prevent an arms deal that would put high-tech U.S.-made air-to-air missiles on Jordanian aircraft, Israeli government and security officials said Sunday.

Israel has asked Congress to delay approval of the deal, which is already in advanced stages, while Jewish-American lobbyists and Israeli officials press their case with the Bush administration, an Israeli government official said on condition of anonymity.

A security official, who declined to be named, said Israel would settle for a compromise that would make it technologically impossible to aim AMRAAM missiles at Israel or a pledge that the weapons would not be sold to Egypt.

This is the first time Israel has tried to prevent Jordan from buying U.S.-manufactured arms since the two countries signed a peace treaty in 1996.

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1. but of course

our foreign policy is israel's foreign policy.:eyes:

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2. The absolute unmittigated gall of these people

We are the United States of Israel.

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3. Somebody should quote Dick Cheney to these assholes. eom