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I just heard on the news that 20 or so jet fighters and 200 tanks are going to be sent to Egypt if the powers that be don't stop it. The president could stop it with a stroke of a pen. Congress could stop it with legislation.
The $213 million gift to the disheveled Islamic-led government was signed during the now deposed Hosni Mubarak administration. Mubarak is facing trial and the Islamic Brotherhood is not a U.S. ally. Nevertheless, the Obama administration is prepared to arm them to the teeth with cutting-edge tanks and planes.
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A petition to halt the arms transfer has garnered more than 150,000 signatures, and ACLJ Executive Director Jordan Sekulow believes it could gain support in Congress.
However Barack Obama, newly re-elected and seemingly unscathed by the fiscal cliff fight with Republicans, may not be concerned about political repercussions and only the President can rescind the high-tech weapons shipment to the Islamic Brotherhood's regime because it was passed by Congress.
I don't know how it was passed - may be as part of a bunch of laws bundled together - however, they passed it. The United States has chosen to fortify Egypt with weapons while at the same time cutting our own defense department (if the automatic spending cuts kicked in).
Is this over and above the $2+ billion we give them annually ?
I believe so. Later in the article I referenced...
Republicans and other opponents of the arms transfer to Egypt have some leverage because Obama needs their backing for an additional $1.5 billion in aid the President waived democracy requirements on in order to give Egypt the cash later this year.
You didn't think this small arms deal would effect the regular "charitable contributions", did you?
By the way - the country is $16 trillion in financial debt - why are we giving away money?
The $213 million gift to the disheveled Islamic-led government was signed during the now deposed Hosni Mubarak administration. Mubarak is facing trial and the Islamic Brotherhood is not a U.S. ally. Nevertheless, the Obama administration is prepared to arm them to the teeth with cutting-edge tanks and planes.
... A petition to halt the arms transfer has garnered more than 150,000 signatures, and ACLJ Executive Director Jordan Sekulow believes it could gain support in Congress.
However Barack Obama, newly re-elected and seemingly unscathed by the fiscal cliff fight with Republicans, may not be concerned about political repercussions and only the President can rescind the high-tech weapons shipment to the Islamic Brotherhood's regime because it was passed by Congress.
I don't know how it was passed - may be as part of a bunch of laws bundled together - however, they passed it. The United States has chosen to fortify Egypt with weapons while at the same time cutting our own defense department (if the automatic spending cuts kicked in).
We always knew Barack Hussein was a "manchurian candidate" and a terrorist sympathyzer.
The Muslim Brotherhood is the political arm of Al Queda 2.0.
I just heard on the news that 20 or so jet fighters and 200 tanks are going to be sent to Egypt if the powers that be don't stop it. The president could stop it with a stroke of a pen. Congress could stop it with legislation.
In other words, we are giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Where have I heard that phrase before??
I assume this deal was made before the Brotherhood took over. Looks like we could do something though, loose the shipment maybe? I dunno the answer, I realize there is/was a treaty, but this is no longer a very good idea.
Yep its all Obama's fault dispite the fact that congress hold the purse string.
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