So here's a l'il somethin' to make Varus's head explode...Follow

Last December, amid the holiday rush, the US air force quietly announced that it had selected Mountain Home Air Force Base as the preferred location for the long-term training of a contingent of pilots and flight crews from the Saudi Royal Air Force as part of a $60bn arms deal between the US and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that autumn.

Under the mammoth military package, Saudi Arabia is set to receive 84 new F-15E Strike Eagles - advanced fighter aircraft designed for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions. Capable of flying day or night in all weather conditions and reaching speeds in excess of twice the speed of sound, each F-15, packing missiles, bombs and a 20mm cannon, is a formidable weapon.

Under the air force's proposal, Saudi pilots will learn how to fly the advanced fighters at Mountain Home Air Force Base for five years, from 2014 to 2019, with the possibility of a longer commitment left open.
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At present, plans call for the Saudi squadron to be composed of roughly 12 aircraft with 50 pilots and 100 to 200 maintenance personnel, some of whom will be accompanied by their families.

"The permanent party would consist primarily of enlisted members and a small cadre of officers," according to an air force spokesperson. "Potential living arrangements for the Saudi personnel are yet to be finalised, but we expect that unaccompanied and accompanied housing both on and off base would be considered by the [Royal Saudi Air Force].

Things the US does to keep their allies happy is not what I call an Islamic Jahad in the making. We've trained many others including Bin Laden over the years. Sometimes we regret what we do. I hardly think the Saudi's will be sending planes to destroy American targets.

and when these jets attack Israel?

Jophed,

So you agree Obama's is pitting our allies against each other.

Did I really get auto-defaulted for posting in a thread more than 30 days old?
Y'know;you guys are lucky if you get 3 new interesting threads a day at this point, right? and lucky if you get 10 interesting postings a day that aren't some 4Chan fanboy mutterings. Maybe such a thing is considered high-browed here these days. If that's the case consider me troll ipso facto.

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