Open Question: Does OPEC have enough US (JDAM) & Patriot missiles? And are we still selling the missiles cheap enough?

12 October 2008, 1:53 pm

The text of the letter to President Bush is below: April 24, 2008 George W. Bush President The White House Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: We question why your administration would reward Saudi Arabia for its failure to increase its crude oil production with the sale of 900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits that could top $100 million. We question why your administration would reward the UAE with a Patriot missile defense deal that could be worth as much as $9 billion. And we question why your administration rewarded Kuwait by offering $2 billion in arms sales. All told, in the past six months, your administration has proposed selling almost $14 billion worth of weapons to Gulf members of OPEC who are contributing to the global oil crisis. Meanwhile the Department of Defense continues to ship billions of dollars in weapons systems to the very same OPEC countries enjoying the windfall oil profits. The American people deserve better. We look forward to your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely, Senator Charles E. Schumer Senator Byron Dorgan Senator Bernie Sanders Senator Bob Casey Senator Mary Landrieu Senator Amy Klobuchar 28-APR-08 White House spokeswoman Dana Perino on April 24 said Senate Democrats were "barking up the wrong tree" by threatening to hold up arms deals with Saudi Arabia and other OPEC states unless they agreed to increase crude oil production.... read more

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