US State Department officials have expressed “serious concerns” today after it was revealed that Iraq has signed a $195 million arms deal with neighboring Iran. They claim this violates the arms embargo on Iran, though since this was supposed to keep Iran from buying weapons, not selling them, the allegation is unclear.
The deal was apparently reached in November, shortly after Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s most recent visit to the US. During that visit, he sought more weapons from the US as well.
Iraqi officials refused to confirm or deny the specifics of the deal, but a Maliki spokesman said the deal was “understandable” because of the war against terrorism, and that Iraq has the right to buy arms from whoever it chooses.
The purchases include light and medium arms, ammunition, and communications equipment. Iraq also sought equipment to protect against chemical weapons attack, an apparent nod to fears that the al-Qaeda factions in Syria could come up with some chemical weapons to use against them.
195 million? That's peanuts. In 2013, Obama shipped Saudi Arabia 700 million in banned cluster bombs alone, plus 60 BILLION in other lethal weaponry – the biggest weapons shipment in US history.
And Saudi Arabia is the world's biggest supporter of Sunni terrorist groups including Al Qaeda, as well as the Taliban, and also funded 9/11/01 attacks.
I'm sure Obama's trial for support of terrorists and aiding and comforting the enemy is coming right up.