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aikoaiko

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20. IIRC there is a division in the State Department that does these sales.
Sun Jan 1, 2012, 01:52 PM
Jan 2012

I forget the acronym, but I ran across it when reading about US gun sales to Mexico.
I think it says exactly what it means. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #1
Begs the question: Does the US government make any money on this....? rgbecker Jan 2012 #7
Odds are US military aid pays for the planes - that means us. elehhhhna Jan 2012 #16
Yes it does, the transaction must go through US gov channels ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #18
It means a bunch of corporations made a bunch of money CanonRay Jan 2012 #2
Which in turn line the pockets of politcians. sarcasmo Jan 2012 #12
it means we support the continuation of the current power structure in that country ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2012 #3
Didn't mean to come across as stupid question asker...but rgbecker Jan 2012 #8
I'm not sure if this will help you freshstart Jan 2012 #19
This is a little off topic freshstart Jan 2012 #4
I saw this some time ago... ProdigalJunkMail Jan 2012 #5
Sadly big high tech weapons are just about the only thing we make Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #6
Strange then that it's less than 1% of exports..... dmallind Jan 2012 #24
Sometimes they just borrow them to fly into buildings. brewens Jan 2012 #9
I means that a group of spoiled rich kids randr Jan 2012 #10
What it means is that the US uses arms sales as a MineralMan Jan 2012 #11
An American mercenary company called Vinnell Corporation supplies security for the ruling family NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #13
I wrote a book in reply but won't post it. But yeah, it's just more 1% crap. freshwest Jan 2012 #14
It means that Saudi Arabai is a bastion of freedom that we must help defend.. n/t Fumesucker Jan 2012 #15
+1 freshstart Jan 2012 #17
+2 raouldukelives Jan 2012 #23
IIRC there is a division in the State Department that does these sales. aikoaiko Jan 2012 #20
It's a payoff to one of our few remaining friendly dictatorships. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #21
We sell used US military aircraft to other countries, but IIRC we never sell them our kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #22
i do remeber too oldhippydude Jan 2012 #25
re: Do Republicans want to give the Muslims more fire power? cthulu2016 Jan 2012 #26
The Military Industrial Complex makes a bundle of money. In some cases madinmaryland Jan 2012 #27
another question, who is Saudi Arabia's biggest threat? Enrique Jan 2012 #28
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