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Headlines : "War on Terror"Tehran the target of huge arms deal
The U.S. secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice justifies $63 billion of Middle East arms sales by citing the need to contain Iran. The transactions still need the approval of congress. Will American democracy stand up and call a halt to this madness?
How do they think statements like this play throughout the Middle East?
We have been here 60 years and we’re going to be here a lot longer.
The Iranian official who portrayed the initiative as just a boost to the U.S. arms industry reflects the views of most people outside the U.S. lunatic fringe.
[Posted By Watson]Republished from The Guardian
The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, increased pressure on Iran yesterday when she identified it as the biggest strategic challenge to America and the target of a proposed $63bn (£31bn) arms package.
US officials portrayed Iran as a growing spectre that was engaged in aggressive expansion and destabilising the region.
The Bush administration announced on Monday the huge arms sales package to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf state allies aimed at creating a bulwark against Iran. Speaking before a Gulf state conference at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Ms Rice said: “There isn’t a doubt that Iran constitutes the single most important single-country strategic challenge to the United States and to the kind of Middle East that we want to see.”
She and the defence secretary, Robert Gates, who are an on a two-day trip to the region, discussed the details of the proposed arms sales and military aid with the Arab countries directly involved.
Posted by Watson
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Not sure exactly how anyone can still take Condi seriously.
“the kind of Middle East that we want to see” indeed.
talk about cold War 2.0
how can Iran not arm itself?
after last years Lebanon butt fukkk, Iran would be crazy not to!!!
The people really getting their nuts crushed by this “move” are the Saudis. I think that’s the political objective, in fact. It’s hard to say what’s going on behind the scenes, but it’s easy to guess. The Saudis are hoping we don’t know what is written and we’re hoping the Saudis are going to be able to figure out how it’s not going to matter anyway.
We should all be placing our bets : will this PR flurry get vaporized within a week and will we be able to identify the results when they re-emerge from the parallel universe of back-room deals.