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2014-10-02 Arabia

U.S. Plans Patriot Missile Sale To Saudi Arabia, Long Range Artillery To UAE

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Posted by trailing wife 2014-10-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Our spooks are currently supplying weapons to the Kurds. However, they are light weapons such as AK-47s and ammo. They could use long range artillery as well. Toronto Star.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-10-02 14:45|| 2014-10-02 14:45|| Front Page Top

#2 So the long range arty gives UAE the capability to shell Bandar Abbas, Muscat and Qatar. The UAE needs to be able to hit Muscat because? Qatar because? I kind of get Bandar Abbas. So its to be able to shell Iran's military port. Okay.

Posted by 3dc 2014-10-02 14:49|| 2014-10-02 14:49|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree - send the Arty to the Kurds, theyove only been screaming for it for months, asking for it for a year, and wanting it for years.

As for why the UAE with its reach to all those ports? Gotterdammerung in response to an Iranian attack.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-10-02 16:18|| 2014-10-02 16:18|| Front Page Top

#4 OTOH see FREEREPUBLIC > [MEMRI.org] IRANIAN ANALYST:SAUDI ARABIA IS ON VERGE OF EXTINCTION; WE [Iran] ARE THE NEW SULTANS ...

Pro-Co-Superpower OWG Globalist Obama SSSSSHHHH ...PCCCC says???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-10-02 22:34|| 2014-10-02 22:34|| Front Page Top

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