well we havent seen beheading like this in the civilized world sanctioned by the government since 1977. cutting off ones head is barbaric. and a govt sanctioning it in the year 2018. that just plain bad.
Allan
well we havent seen beheading like this in the civilized world sanctioned by the government since 1977. cutting off ones head is barbaric. and a govt sanctioning it in the year 2018. that just plain bad.
Allan
So Sharia is good or bad?
We should be more concerned about the US made bombs being dropped in Yemen that are slaughtering kids because Prince Mohammad Bin Salman wants to pretend heâs tough.
So Sharia is good or bad?
as a government policyâŠvery badâŠespecially in the hands of an extremest government.
Allan
as a government policyâŠvery badâŠespecially in the hands of an extremest government.
Allan
Its based upon religious law, which governments should stay clear of.
Allan
We should be more concerned about the US made bombs being dropped in Yemen that are slaughtering kids because Prince Mohammad Bin Salman wants to pretend heâs tough.
You do know that the Houthi are using children as human shields, donât you?
The Coalition Joint Forces coordinated the safe transfer of the child to her family.
Children have been used as human shields and killed on a shocking scale during violence in world conflicts in 2017, a new report from UNICEF revealed.
Houthi and Saleh militias are still using Yemen civilians as human shields while they continue to benefit from the anti-Saudi media outcry
Comment: Houthi and Saleh-aligned militias continue to use Yemeni civilians as human shields while they benefit from the anti-Saudi media outcry, writes Basem Alabsi.
Yemen's Houthi rebels used civilians as human shields, Islamic State militants in the country received an influx of cash and al Qaeda has improved its roadside bombs, according to a confidential report by United Nations experts monitoring sanctions...
your relevant link is a Saudi Arabian paper quoting an Arab coalition commander who is speculating on why a child was in a car. Thatâs too weak to even be considered weak.
your relevant link is a Saudi Arabian paper quoting an Arab coalition commander who is speculating on why a child was in a car. Thatâs too weak to even be considered weak.
Oh. I see. You prefer if only your version of the story is told.
Well⊠I added a few more links for the curious reader.
It is because it is severely subsidized and granted at a discounted rate. There is nothing wrong with it. A country that produces arms and has the ability to subsidize in an effort to support relations should do so according to its needs.
But letâs not make this out to be more than it is - diplomacy. Again your Iran non sĂ©quitor was cute though
The U.S. will suddenly care once the oil is gone, but not until then.
It will be a while, but SAâs goose is cooked once that oil is gone.
It is because it is severely subsidized and granted at a discounted rate. There is nothing wrong with it. A country that produces arms and has the ability to subsidize in an effort to support relations should do so according to its needs.
But letâs not make this out to be more than it is - diplomacy. Again your Iran non sĂ©quitor was cute though
Subsidized? As one who has worked on FMS contracts in various roles - including costing - for rich Arab nations, I will say that I know they pay ⊠no subsidies, no discounts.
It is because it is severely subsidized and granted at a discounted rate. There is nothing wrong with it. A country that produces arms and has the ability to subsidize in an effort to support relations should do so according to its needs.
But letâs not make this out to be more than it is - diplomacy. Again your Iran non sĂ©quitor was cute though
It seems like a non sequitur to you. It seems like a precedent to me.
Damn that liberal google and giving me a news article literally on top of my search result.
And look at that literally the second line says we do it all the time for other countries as well .
Precedent begets precedent. It ainât new.
Are you calling yourself out here? I didnât preclude the possibility that Houthis have used human shields. You did not make your case. Youâre also what abouting hard right now. Does the use of child shields mean the Saudi government should be indiscriminately bombing Yemenis with US arms?
Damn that liberal google and giving me a news article literally on top of my search result.
And look at that literally the second line says we do it all the time for other countries as well .
There is a key word in that article you posted⊠âdevelopmentâ.
From your link:
It came in the form of two waivers from a U.S. law requiring foreign purchasers of American weapons to pay part of the Defense Departmentâs costs in developing them.
When we need a new or upgraded system, the development costs money. Development⊠sometimes referred to as NRE.
Non-recurring engineering (NRE) cost refers to the one-time cost to research, design, develop and test a new product or product enhancement. When budgeting for a new product, NRE must be considered to analyze if a new product will be profitable. Even though a company will pay for NRE on a project only once, NRE costs can be prohibitively high and the product will need to sell well enough to produce a return on the initial investment. NRE is unlike production costs, which must be paid constantly t...
But everyone who will use or buy that system benefits from the NRE. If we can get a foreign customer to pay, then we dont have to. So of course, we try to stick them with the bill. But if they balk, we pay it because even without the FMS, we would have to pay it because we need it too.
So Saudi still pays for the weapon system. The article is not going to go into this detail but it DID highlight that it was the development cost and not the item cost that was being negotiated.
Are you calling yourself out here? I didnât preclude the possibility that Houthis have used human shields. You did not make your case. Youâre also what abouting hard right now. Does the use of child shields mean the Saudi government should be indiscriminately bombing Yemenis with US arms?
There is a conflict. If one side used children as human shields, that side is the murderous side. Its just like what the Palestinians do to get support against Isrsel⊠they sacrifice their children.
Youâre defending Saudi Arabiaâs indiscriminate killing of children with US arms in a thread where youâre also attacking Saudi Arabia for beheading a protestor. Whatâs your goal here?
So we pay for development and the Saudiâs get the product.
Thatâs a subsidy.
So we pay for development and the Saudiâs get the product.
Thatâs a subsidy.
We pay so that WE get the product. I guarantee you that if we (DoD or our industries) did not want the product, we would not be paying the development costs.