No more US weapons for Gulf Arab states until Qatar spat resolved – Sen. Corker

[goldenequity]

This is theatre... Neocon Punch & Judy... this isn't about diplomacy
or regional stability and the prudent dispensation of 'lethal equipment'.
Ha! They're panicking as they watch their ME 'chessmove'
turn into a clusterfuuck w/ Qatar moving AWAY from their hegemon plan
and into Russian/Iranian laps.
Nice try Bob... hope you LOSE in August.

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No more US weapons for Gulf Arab states until Qatar spat resolved – Sen. Corker


Any further US weapons sales to Saudi Arabia or other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states
will be on hold until the current dispute with Qatar is resolved,
said the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Corker (R-Tennessee).

In a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday, Corker said he “could not have been more pleased”
by President Donald Trump’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia and the summit meeting with heads of other Gulf Arab states.

However, the GCC “did not take advantage of the summit and instead chose to devolve into conflict,” Corker wrote,
referring to the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar initiated three weeks ago.

“Before we provide any further clearances during the informal review period on sales of lethal military equipment to the GCC states,
we need a better understanding of the path to resolve the current dispute and reunify the GCC,” Corker wrote.

[CPUd]

Hopefully this strong statement by Senator Bob will cause Jared and Ivanka to reconsider the current policies and come up with ways to prevent such disasters from occurring in the future, lest we end up in another boondoggle.

[goldenequity]

Hopefully this strong statement by Senator Bob will cause Jared and Ivanka to reconsider the current policies and come up with ways to prevent such disasters from occurring in the future, lest we end up in another boondoggle.

[enhanced_deficit]

Translation:
While $100 billion weapons sales woud be great for US economy, let them spend/use those weapons first before seling midesat dictator more killing machines. Plus it takes time to ramp up weapons production, let's have the neocons pace the wars for better management of weapons sales.

[goldenequity]

Translation:
While $100 billion weapons sales woud be great for US economy, let them spend/use those weapons first before seling midesat dictator more killing machines. Plus it takes time to ramp up weapons production, let's have the neocons pace the wars for better management of weapons sales.

"The hold only applies to future arms sales, and does not affect the $510 million deal narrowly approved by the Senate on June 13."


“All countries in the region need to do more to combat terrorism, but recent disputes among the GCC countries only serve to hurt efforts to fight [Islamic State] and counter Iran,” Corker wrote.
(see wat he's REALLY sayin ? This is just 'good cop/bad cop' at work to try and put the train back on the rails. Neocons (Corker included) are stumbling at every turn... )

a further point... and more obscure..
Qatar (and Turkey) have been arming/funding the Libyan terror groups...
and THAT is going into the shiiter as well... likely taking the UN installed GNA puppet gov with it.
Gaddafi's son, Saif, is gaining broad popular support since his prison release and has aligned with Haftar/LNA in Tripoli.
Qatar Crisis And The War in Libya

[nikcers]

Translation: no more weapons sales until Qatar cuts ties with Iran and Iran proxies. Russia mocked them for not having control over their foreign policy. The Zionist Trump administration is going after Iran because they put up the Israel death clock.