...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
will buy Lockheed Martin’s $15 billion missile defense system, a US Department of State front man said on Wednesday.
The State Department said the Saudis and US officials signed the letters of offer and acceptance documents on Monday, formalizing terms for Saudi’s purchase of 44 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launchers, missiles and related equipment.
In recent weeks the Trump administration and the US defense industry worked to save the few actual deals in the $110 billion arms package for Saudi Arabia. The THAAD deal had been under discussion since December 2016 and is now completed, the spokesperson said.
Trump and King Salman
...either the largest species of Pacific salmon or the current Sheikh of the Burnin' Sands, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Lord of Most of the Arabians....discussed in a late September phone call the THAAD missile defense system deal, a Saudi official told Rooters in October. The official said at that time that the deal could well be closed by the end of the year.
The State Department front man said the deal, first reported by CNBC, supports the "long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region in the face of the growing ballistic missile threat from the Iranian regime and Iran-backed bad boy groups."
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a powerful force for stability in the Middle East.