The question is not whether the Saudis are friendly today, but whether the United States can trust any autocratic regime with advanced weapon systems.
ed note–as always, a cargo ship of important info that every war-weary Gentile with a vested interest in his/her own future survival needs to understand about all of this.
Firsto, ladies and Gentile-men, the lying terrorist Jew who wrote this is not worried about any ‘authoritarian’ regimes getting hold of advanced US military technology, for if he were, he would oppose every bullet and every bomb that the Jewish state receives from the US.
What he is worried about is the most important country in the Islamic world, the KSA, that views ISRAEL as the terrorist enclave that it is, being able to defend itself from what that Ju-hadist state is planning to do in the near future, which is a repeat of what has taken place in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.
Remember, fellow Gentiles, as much as it is a rule that violent crooks don’t want an armed populace that can defend itself, likewise violent terrorist states don’t want countries around them with the ability of defending themselves either.
The Jews and their Jewish state are terrorists and will blow up the world if they are not stopped and, sad to say, few are the number of Gentiles who understand this fact to the degree that it should be.
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United States President Donald Trump startled the national security community this week when he publicly acknowledged that he is seriously considering allowing Saudi Arabia to purchase F-35 stealth fighter jets. ‘They wanna buy a lot of jets,’ Trump told the reporters aboard Air Force One, making clear that he is actively reviewing Riyadh’s request.
Bloomberg, citing a White House official, reported that the sale is increasingly likely and could be advanced during an upcoming visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
This is no longer speculation. It is a live policy question and for Israel, a dangerous one.
For all of Saudi Arabia’s perceived importance to the United States, it remains an authoritarian, repressive monarchy whose internal politics are far from stable. Arming authoritarian regimes in the Middle East carries risks that rarely appear as such in the short term but often explode in the long term. Friendly dictators can be toppled, policies can shift overnight, and weapons placed in their hands can quickly slip beyond US influence or control.
Selling F-35s to Saudi Arabia is not the same as selling routine military hardware. It means placing America’s most advanced stealth and sensor technology into the hands of a regime that lacks democratic checks and balances and has no institutional continuity beyond the will of its rulers. There is no certainty that future leaders in Riyadh will be as aligned with Washington’s interests as the current crown prince claims to be.
The question is not whether the Saudis are friendly today, but whether the United States can trust any autocratic regime with advanced weapon systems like this when the future use of such platforms can never be certain.
History provides its own warning
The United States once sold F-14 fighter jets to the Shah of Iran, only for those planes to become instruments of a radically anti-American regime after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Today, the US and Israel view Iranian air assets as threats to regional security, threats created by a shortsighted decision made under the assumption that a Gulf autocracy was ‘stable.’ That lesson should not be forgotten as Capitol Hill considers whether to transfer even more advanced aircraft to another authoritarian state.
Instead of treating the sale as an ordinary diplomatic favor, Congress must scrutinize the profound risks inherent here. Legislators should insist that any weapons transfers to Saudi Arabia do not include stealth and other similar technologies.
Washington must ensure that if the leadership in Riyadh shifts in a way that endangers US or Israeli interests, the United States is not left with a fleet of F-35s in the hands of a hostile government that no longer respects the commitments of the current kingdom. Congress should also demand strict requirements and real accountability mechanisms to protect against the misuse or diversion of advanced weapons technology.
President Trump’s comments this week elevate this issue from a theoretical concern to an immediate urgency. If the administration is preparing to move ahead with the sale, then the window for congressional oversight is immediate, not after contracts are signed and not after the first F-35s are delivered. Once the jets leave American control, the United States cannot simply wish away the strategic consequences.
The United States must not allow geopolitical convenience or the lure of short-term economic gains to cloud its judgment. Promises of Saudi recognition of Israel are not worth this price. Allowing an authoritarian monarchy to acquire the most sophisticated aircraft ever built would be an historic mistake, one that could haunt both American and Israeli security for decades.
The time to stop this sale is now, before the consequences become irreversible.