“What good does that do us?”
The Post has more on Trump’s refusal to say “boo” to Saudi Arabia:
President Trump said Thursday that “it would not be acceptable to me” to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia in response to the disappearance last week of a Washington Post columnist after he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he was open to other actions but questioned the wisdom of not selling military weapons, saying Saudi Arabia could instead turn to Russia or China, hurting U.S. defense companies.
“What good does that do us?” Trump asked.
Spoken like a true narcissist. The issue isn’t doing us good, the issue is not supporting a regime that murders dissenters.
“We don’t like it, and we don’t like it even a little bit,” Trump said. “But as to whether or not we should stop $110 billion from being spent in this country, knowing they have four or five alternatives, two of them very good alternatives, that would not be acceptable to me.”
It’s all about the munnneee. They could shovel 90% of their population into incinerators and Trump would still talk about the munnneee.
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“They could shovel 90% of their population into incinerators and Trump would still talk about the munnneee.”
100% Truth. Trump is a coward without integrity or concern.
That’s one Hell of a dog-whistle, too. He’s just told every tinpot dictatorship and every human rights-abusing government the whole world over that Trump’s America is open for business.
Yes, there’s always been corruption when it comes to trading with ‘undesirable’ nations, particularly in the highly lucrative arms business, but international laws did at least restrict the practice somewhat. Now, though, Trump has already declared that the U.S.A. is going it alone and will not be answerable to any international court or organisation, he’s withdrawing from agreement on agreement and has promised serious retaliation if he or America is subjected to attempts to hold them to account.
So, cash is king, conscience is for losers, and the only item of concern is whether the customer can pay. Trump has just declared open season for the arms industry, and in the process has become the biggest threat to the world in my lifetime at the very least.
“From handguns to H-bombs, just pay today and take it away!”
Something that should always be mentioned in this context: 9/11 is the Saudi Arabian government’s fault. They did that. If you’re really a proper Islamophobic bigot or even just the average American citizen you should care about that (you being Trump/the US government).
SA is not our friend no matter how many jets they buy.
“Who cares so long as we make money”