Israel to ask Washington for limits on Saudi missile deal

[Tyrant]

A high-level Israeli delegation will meet with officials in Washington this week and demand that restrictions be clamped on the proposed US sale of state-of-the-art weaponry to Saudi Arabia, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

If the sale does go through, Israel has expressed interest in acquiring the F-22 stealth bomber - a plane that can avoid radar detection and is the world's most advanced fighter jet - to maintain its qualitative edge.

The F-22 formally entered operational service in the US Air Force in December 2005. It has not been sold outside the US because of a federal law barring export sale of the aircraft. Congress would need to lift a nine-year ban on its sale to clear the path for an Israeli purchase of the jet.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1180960615959&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

Notice that in the headline, the writers use the words "ask"; but in the first paragraph of the article, the writers use the word "demand".

Since when is Israel dictating to whom the US can - and cannot - sell weapons systems?

And if we wind up selling the F-22 to Israel, will we start seeing Israel selling its technology to other countries, even though Israel and the US drafted a memorandum of understanding on Arms Sales to Third Parties in 2005?

 

[jack]

This happened before, like 20 or 30 years ago, when we had just upgraded some jet systems (I forget which) and were selling a big fleet for big bucks to Saudi Arabia. Vermont got a lot of that contract, as I recall.

Israel whined like the pussy bitch she is about it, and we did it anyway.

 

[Tyrant]

I don't think Israel's a pussy. I think that it takes guaranteeing its own survival too far. If that sounds silly, bear in mind that it has enough nuclear weapons to turn the Middle East into a glass parking lot.

"The Arabs may have the oil, but we have the matches."

Israel is living under a 1984esque government. It doesn't need any help, and the crooks in the top echelons shouldn't work together with the crooks here to ensure a mutually disadvantageous future for the citizens of both countries.

 

[Mentalist]

It's no surprise that Israel wants to get its grubby little hands on the F-22 Raptor. That plane can raze an enemy on land, air or sea before it even enters normal radar range.

Despite the federal law blocking export of the plane it is highly expensive and most countries are buying up older F-16's or the cheaper F-22 variant the F-35.


Also since the technology of the plane is so advanced it would require handing over software source codes and fuck-knows what else so that Israel could maintain the aircraft without U.S involvement. And if that happens then the U.S is handing over its most advanced technological secrets to Israel which is likley to then sell them to third parties.