Obama’s Final Arms-Export Tally More than Doubles Bush’s

[rangerrebew]

Obama’s Final Arms-Export Tally More than Doubles Bush’s
U.S. Airmen unload a GBU-12 Paveway II on an F-16C Fighting Falcon during day one of the annual load crew competition on Jan. 9 at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J.

    By Marcus Weisgerber Read bio
    Caroline Houck Atlantic Media fellow at Defense One Read bio

November 8, 2016
 

Most of the $278 billion in approved sales have gone to Saudi Arabia and other Mideast allies.

The Obama administration has approved more than $278 billion in foreign arms sales in its eight years, more than double the total of the previous administration, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.

Many of the approved deals — most but hardly all of which have become actual sales — have been to Mideast nations, including key allies in the campaign against Islamic State militants and countries that have been building up their defenses in fear of a nuclear Iran.

http://www.defenseone.com/business/2016/11/obamas-final-arms-export-tally-more-doubles-bushs/133014/?oref=d-dontmiss

[rangerrebew]

Ah yes, the Nobel Peace Prize winner arms the middle east for terrorists to get their weapons.

[TomSea]

Also, Saudi Arabia is fighting in Yemen, so, add in Libya too; there appear to be some proxy wars going on in that region.

There have been stories on the UK also selling quite a bit to Saudi Arabia.

This isn't to excuse it but apparently, this is countering the Iranian threat too.