U.S. eyes up to $750 million in military sales to Iraq

[rodeodance]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060919/pl_nm/arms_iraq_dc
U.S. eyes up to $750 million in military sales to Iraq

Tue Sep 19, 7:00 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon notified U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday about the possible sale to Iraq of up to $500 million in helicopters, weapons and vehicles and up to $250 million in logistics support for those systems.


The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which oversees foreign arms sales, said if completed the sales would help improve the security of Iraq, "offering hope for a more stable and peaceful Middle East."

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Contractors for Iraq's long wish list of equipment had not yet been identified, DSCA said.

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The Pentagon gave no details on how Iraq would pay for the weapons, and a spokesman for DSCA could not be reached for comment.

[marmar]

1. So, we'll be selling weapons to...us.

We all know who's going to pay for them. :grr:

[ECH1969]

2. Of Iraq's usual monthly revinue 19 billion comes from oil

one billion comes from elsewhere. So, yes US consumers will be paying to arm the Iraqis.

[Divine Discontent]

4. that makes me upset too... sigh... n/t

[Monkeyman]

6. Lets see

$8.4 Billion per month
$1.9 Billion per week
$275 Million per day
$11.5 Million per hour
We know who will pay for it

[IndianaGreen]

8. Defense Security Cooperation Agency manages the Foreign Military

Sales program in which we give money to a country to be used to purchase weapons from our war profiteers.

Taxpayer pays!

[msongs]

3. or Iraq could make a profit by selling this stuff to Iran :-) nt

[razors edge]

5. profit and iraqi government

mutualy exclusive.

[Hawkowl]

7. This is why Bush's poll numbers are "up"

Not really, but why they are REPORTED up. Reported by whom? By the media which is owned by the defense contractors, e.g. NBC is owned by GE etc.

This is Bush's efforts to buy off the corporatists.