Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission
The State Department used emergency powers to rush through billions in arms sales to Middle Eastern countries that have come under attack because of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
The State Department Bureau of Political and Military Affairs announced a series of arms deals totaling $16 billion on Thursday. The UAE will purchase an advanced radar for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system valued at $4.5 billion.
Iran has targeted THAAD radars across the Middle East. ABC News reports that at least four radars have been destroyed. The US is moving parts of a THAAD system out of South Korea for the war against Iran.
The UAE will also buy 400 AIM-120C-7 or AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), ten Fixed Site- Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat System (FS-LIDS) System of Systems, and thousands of bombs with guidance kits. Those sales will total $1.8 billion.
Kuwait will purchase eight Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radars for $8 billion. Additionally, the US will also sell aircraft munitions and support equipment to Jordan. The deal is valued at $49 million.
The State Department said all the sales were emergency action to bypass Congressional oversight.
