The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have agreed on a $142 billion arms deal potentially the largest such deal in history.
Trump's Middle East trip isn't just about diplomacy. It's about the family business | Mohamad Bazzi
-- The Guardian (@theguardian.com) May 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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#3: Hi Redial: Israel is notably absent from this "tour".
Netanyahu Says Israel Must Wean Itself Off US Aid
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel needs to begin the move towards ending its reliance on US military aid amid disputes with the Trumpf junta over a wide range of national security issues.
Netanyahu: "We receive close to four billion dollars for arms. I think we will have to wean ourselves off of American security aid, just as we weaned ourselves off of American economic aid."
Neyanyahu realized that Trumpf won't cross the red line that Russian President Vladimir Putin established prohibiting the US from of attacking Iran. The Dotard's coziness with Arab oligarchs is also a problem irritating Netanyahu, Laura Loomer, US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and AIPAC, all who enjoy watching America's resources being wasted towards Israel's defense. Moreover, the hardworking American taxpayer has had enough of blood on their hands funding the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, all the while subsidizing Israel's universal coverage healthcare system (ranked top ten in the world). International arrest warrants issued by the ICC for Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin for war crimes remain active. Indictments are merely accusations. Both defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty at the Hague.
Trumpf will return to the US announcing this mega-deal as "bringing jobs back to America." Meanwhile, the CEOs and Chairmans running the military-industrial complex (MIC) will be making mega-profits and getting enormous bonuses. The pause in bombing the Houthis was requested by MBS during this visit. We'll see if that wasteful enterprise continues after Trumpf departs. France President Emmanuel Macron declared his intention to recognize the State of Palestine this summer. Canada, Australia, and the UK should follow suit: worldpopulationreview.com
@#14 ... more deals with saudies and middle east ...
It is curious that Pres Trump, in his first international trip outside the Pope's funeral, is to the Arabian countries where Trump Inc is trying to drum up business?
Trump's Middle East trip comes amid growing conflict of interest concerns in the region
www.fastcompany.com
... It's not just the "gesture" of a $400 million luxury plane that President Donald Trump says he's smart to accept from Qatar. Or that he effectively auctioned off the first destination on his first major foreign trip, heading to Saudi Arabia because the kingdom was ready to make big investments in U.S. companies.[emphasis mine]
It's not even that the Trump family has fast-growing business ties in the Middle East that run deep and offer the potential of vast profits.
Instead, it's the idea that the combination of these things and more " deals that show the close ties between a family whose patriarch oversees the U.S. government and a region whose leaders are fond of currying favor through money and lavish gifts " could cause the United States to show preferential treatment to Middle Eastern leaders when it comes to American affairs of state. ...
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