U.S. arms sales to Saudis, UAE, Jordan needed to deter Iran: Pompeo

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gestures while speaking during his and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's joint news conference following the talks in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Russia May 14, 2019. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the Trump administration had decided to proceed with arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in a move bypassing Congress because any delay could increase risk for U.S. partners at a time of instability caused by Iran.

“These sales will support our allies, enhance Middle East stability, and help these nations to deter and defend themselves from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Pompeo said in a statement, adding the decision to circumvent Congress was meant to be a “one-time event.”

You’re joking Pimpeo. How much is the Commission from the sales? This line of reasoning is worn out.

There is NOT THREAT to them from Iran. But yes this world peace is at stake by US.

No way we should sell any arms to the Middle East. This is the worlds most violent people and needs to be unarmed.

Selling weapons to the terrorists responsible for 9/11,, they must want another 9/11 and not mind the first one

And to line the pockets of all the crooks involved in the deal. Specially the con man fraudster's in the White House.

Bull

Jordan...?

Pompeo is dead wrong suggesting this. Unequivocally the USA should not sell sophisticated military equipment to these nations because Mohammedans cannot be trusted. “As the ancient Romans used to say: Si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war.' Trust Israel.

Is he drunk?

Gasoline on a fire. And realDonaldTrump has already been tossing matches.

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Iran = boogeyman du jour

I think the world should support Iranian people against the ruling khomani mafia over there. It is so sad to see iranias suffer even for living. I have heard terrible things that khomani gaurds have done to their own people.

Together 🇺🇸💐🇸🇦we will beat Iran

And then you look at a map of American military bases in the middle east and you know that the CIA Secretary of State is full of shit when he says the weapon sales are a 'deterrent'.

Bullshit

Imagine how much Trump and his corrupt co-conspirators will pocket from this multi-billion dollar arms deal.

This gov needs to be removed asap before to do another shit war that will destabilise once again all the region for the crazy fantasies of Israel with their bullshit sionism...and for the US to steal resources at the same time...

No. So much no. Selling to terrorist states to quell another terrorist state? We are fools to think this is about Iran.

Gets any better than the Clown Trump and he will fire him.

Oh! so there will be no war goody 😀 Just arms trading tactics. Unless he needs Marshall law to squash Pelosi and the squaw.

Yes let’s give weapons to those who attacked us in 01

Small brained warmongers with Ghengis Khan mentality, Iran will have your American liver for dinner

Deter Iran from 'what' exactly? This is a classic 'straw man' attack. Iran has no observable claims to anyone. But its existence angered some in the administration. Would be nice to know who is driving this and why. 'Oil' comes to mind.....

That the USA supportes the misogynistic systen in KSA since more than 70 years is, even without Jemen war, one of the most important crimes in postwar history. The USA and human rights? Ha, ha, ha!

Weapons will certainly cause death

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Hell, that's a no brainer! Well, except for 'braindead' TheDemocrats that would prefer OUR troops fight and die in Iran!

In the quality of the Charter to define the terms of the strong ties pillar and the issuing statements of the working series and the establishment of the ownership of the leading state to adopt the initial work operations

The UAE has 9x less population as Iran. How are they supposed to deter Iran?

The quality of documentation for following the declaration and the forces of the quality of the annexation lists The external census of the powers of the Iranian parity utilization The circulation of the declaration and the establishment of the competence area of the quality

Likely story, realDonaldTrump got paid.

Yes, masters of war theses guys. We are going to send guns to middle eastern countries, then send our troops to middle eastern countries. No chance they get shot at by the same guns we just sold them!!

*Apocalypse, Now? App* “No self-respecting authoritarian should leave home without it.' John Bolton

Nope. More wag the dog. Keep those merchants of doom in business or else.

Bullshit.

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