Ahhh...its Sky again.
"The Trump administration bypassed Congress to expedite the sale of billions of dollars of weapons to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait as Gulf allies shoulder Iran’s retaliation for US and Israeli military action.
The administration also expedited the multimillion-dollar sale of “aircraft and munitions support” to Jordan.
According to notices published Thursday by the State Department, “the Secretary of State has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale” of the defense articles to the three nations, “thereby waiving the Congressional review requirements.”
The emergency determinations were made for nearly $8.4 billion in combined arms sales to the UAE, including Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs), F-16 munitions, Fixed Site- Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft Integrated Defeat Systems and long-range discrimination radar integrated with Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).
They were also made for the sale of $8 billion in Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor Radars to Kuwait and $70.5 million in “aircraft and munitions support” to Jordan, which includes “spare parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support.”
Iran has targeted US facilities in each of those countries, as well as in other countries throughout the Gulf. It is unclear how quickly the defense systems and support equipment will be delivered to each country.
In early March, the administration made an emergency determination to bypass Congress and immediately sell 12,000 bombs to Israel."
Who needs oversight and all that. No bean counters needed for the important stuff such as ..... making sure they don't run out of beans.
Where is this stuff coming from ? They are selling THAAD when they are already stripping other places bare ?
I have an image in my head of an event elsewhere and an armourer making an urgent visit to the stores only to find empty crates with an IOU.