Trump administration used loophole to sell $7B worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia
Posted on AllSides May 25th, 2019
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The Trump administration used an emergency loophole in an arms control export law to kickstart $7 billion of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified Congress of the decision on Friday. The move bypasses normal congressional review of arms sales, according to AP.
Pompeo cited threats Saudi Arabia faces from Iran as the justification for selling precision guided munitions, other bombs and ammunition and aircraft maintenance support to the kingdom. The US will also sell arms to the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Under usual...